About Nihura Village

Nihura is a mid sized village in Phulwari tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 989, made up of 507 males and 482 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 801505, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nihura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nihura village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Patna
Tehsil	Phulwari
Pincode	801505
Area (hectares)	82 hectares
Population	989
Male Population	507
Female Population	482
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	951
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Nihura compares

By the 2011 count Nihura is the 49th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,786 residents. Its 82 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 906.

Getting to Nihura

Nihura is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Nihura as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nihura from other places

Nihura lies about 12 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Ganpura, about 2.3 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Nihura
Nearest railway station	Ganpura	2.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Phulwari	7.0 km
Nearest town	Phulwari Sharif	7.1 km
District headquarters	Patna	12 km

Villages closest to Nihura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Phulwari tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Nihura

As per the Census of India 2011, Nihura village had a population of 989. That makes it the 49th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,786 residents.

Nihura village has 507 males and 482 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nihura has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 906.

The pincode recorded for Nihura is 801505. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nihura covers 82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nihura falls under Phulwari tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Nihura is Ganpura, about 2.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Nihura.

Nihura is about 12 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nihura is in Phulwari tehsil of Patna district. Ganpura is about 2.3 km away. Phulwari is about 7.0 km away. Phulwari Sharif is about 7.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.