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About Nijgehuma Village

Nijgehuma is a large village in Jalalgarh tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,843, made up of 1,988 males and 1,855 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 306 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854327, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nijgehuma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nijgehuma village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Jalalgarh
Pincode 854327
Area (hectares) 306 hectares
Population 3,843
Male Population 1,988
Female Population 1,855
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Nijgehuma compares

By the 2011 count Nijgehuma is the 8th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,611 residents. Its 306 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Nijgehuma

The census records public bus service for Nijgehuma 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nijgehuma from other places

Nijgehuma lies about 23 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Satar Halt, about 2.0 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 Nijgehuma
Nearest railway station Satar Halt 2.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Jalalgarh 4.0 km
Nearest town Kasba 15 km
District headquarters Purnia 23 km

Villages closest to Nijgehuma

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

Common questions about Nijgehuma

As per the Census of India 2011, Nijgehuma village had a population of 3,843. That makes it the 8th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,611 residents.

Nijgehuma village has 1,988 males and 1,855 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nijgehuma has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 930.

The pincode recorded for Nijgehuma is 854327. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nijgehuma covers 306 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nijgehuma falls under Jalalgarh tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Nijgehuma is Satar Halt, about 2.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Nijgehuma.

Nijgehuma is about 23 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nijgehuma is in Jalalgarh tehsil of Purnia district. Satar Halt is about 2.0 km away. Jalalgarh is about 4.0 km away. Kasba is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bathna (1.8 km), Dhanganwan Kankhudia (2.0 km) and Kankhudia (2.0 km).

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

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