About Nikhrail Village

Nikhrail is a large village in Dagarua tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,178, made up of 2,162 males and 2,016 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 451 hectares hectares.

Nikhrail Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nikhrail village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purnia
Tehsil	Dagarua
Area (hectares)	451 hectares
Population	4,178
Male Population	2,162
Female Population	2,016
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	932
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Nikhrail compares

By the 2011 count Nikhrail is the 14th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents. Its 451 hectares work out to about 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Nikhrail

Nikhrail is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nikhrail as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Minapur, Mirpur, Murajpur and Neampur. 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.

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Common questions about Nikhrail

As per the Census of India 2011, Nikhrail village had a population of 4,178. That makes it the 14th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents.

Nikhrail village has 2,162 males and 2,016 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nikhrail has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Nikhrail covers 451 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nikhrail falls under Dagarua tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The census record for Nikhrail 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 village for Nikhrail.

Nikhrail is in Dagarua 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.