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About Nikandaha Village

Nikandaha is a mid sized village in Baisa tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,784, made up of 893 males and 891 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 230.78 hectares hectares.

Nikandaha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nikandaha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Baisa
Area (hectares) 230.78 hectares
Population 1,784
Male Population 893
Female Population 891
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 998
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Nikandaha compares

By the 2011 count Nikandaha is the 43rd largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents. Its 230.78 hectares work out to about 7.7 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 930.

Getting to Nikandaha

Nikandaha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Nikandaha as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Mirpur, Mirzapur, Muradpur and Nandania. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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.

Common questions about Nikandaha

As per the Census of India 2011, Nikandaha village had a population of 1,784. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents.

Nikandaha village has 893 males and 891 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nikandaha has about 998 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 930.

Nikandaha covers 230.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nikandaha falls under Baisa tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The census record for Nikandaha notes the nearest railway station 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 km distance for Nikandaha.

Nikandaha is in Baisa tehsil of Purnia district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Nikandaha today is likely to be higher.

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