About Niwaskhar Village

Niwaskhar is a mid sized village in Lormi tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 701, made up of 357 males and 344 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 69.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491226, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Niwaskhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Niwaskhar village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Bilaspur
Tehsil	Lormi
Pincode	491226
Area (hectares)	69.66 hectares
Population	701
Male Population	357
Female Population	344
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	964
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Niwaskhar compares

By the 2011 count Niwaskhar is the 159th largest of the 245 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents. Its 69.66 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Niwaskhar

Niwaskhar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Niwaskhar as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Niwaskhar from other places

Niwaskhar lies about 63 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Khongsara, about 28 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 Niwaskhar
Tehsil headquarters	Lormi	19 km
Nearest railway station	Khongsara	28 km
Nearest town	Mungeli	43 km
District headquarters	Bilaspur	63 km

Villages closest to Niwaskhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Niwaskhar village had a population of 701. That makes it the 159th largest of the 245 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents.

Niwaskhar village has 357 males and 344 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Niwaskhar has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Niwaskhar is 491226. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Niwaskhar covers 69.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Niwaskhar falls under Lormi tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Niwaskhar is Khongsara, about 28 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 and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Niwaskhar.

Niwaskhar is about 63 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Niwaskhar is in Lormi tehsil of Bilaspur district. Lormi is about 19 km away. Khongsara is about 28 km away. Mungeli is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.