About Niu Village

Niu is a mid sized village in Sheosagar tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 595, made up of 305 males and 290 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 821113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Niu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Niu village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Rohtas
Tehsil	Sheosagar
Pincode	821113
Area (hectares)	96 hectares
Population	595
Male Population	305
Female Population	290
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 10+ km distance

How Niu compares

By the 2011 count Niu is the 103rd largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,177 residents. Its 96 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Niu

Niu is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Niu 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Niu from other places

Niu lies about 30 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Khurmabad, about 8.9 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 Niu
Nearest railway station	Khurmabad	8.9 km
Nearest town	Sasarām	9.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sheosagar	30 km
District headquarters	Rohtas	30 km

Villages closest to Niu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Niu village had a population of 595. That makes it the 103rd largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,177 residents.

Niu village has 305 males and 290 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Niu has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Niu is 821113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Niu covers 96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Niu falls under Sheosagar tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Niu is Khurmabad, about 8.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 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 Niu.

Niu is about 30 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Niu is in Sheosagar tehsil of Rohtas district. Khurmabad is about 8.9 km away. Sasarām is about 9.4 km away. Sheosagar is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.