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About Nimtara Village

Nimtara is a large village in Masturi tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,391, made up of 1,721 males and 1,670 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 748.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495551, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nimtara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nimtara village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Masturi
Pincode 495551
Area (hectares) 748.65 hectares
Population 3,391
Male Population 1,721
Female Population 1,670
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Nimtara compares

By the 2011 count Nimtara is the 14th largest of the 161 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,732 residents. Its 748.65 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Nimtara

Nimtara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nimtara as Available. 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nimtara from other places

Nimtara lies about 11 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Gatora, about 3.3 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 Nimtara
Nearest railway station Gatora 3.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Masturi 5.6 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 11 km
Nearest town Bilāspur 11 km

Villages closest to Nimtara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nimtara village had a population of 3,391. That makes it the 14th largest of the 161 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,732 residents.

Nimtara village has 1,721 males and 1,670 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nimtara has about 970 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 990.

The pincode recorded for Nimtara is 495551. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nimtara covers 748.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nimtara falls under Masturi tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Nimtara is Gatora, about 3.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Nimtara.

Nimtara is about 11 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nimtara is in Masturi tehsil of Bilaspur district. Gatora is about 3.3 km away. Masturi is about 5.6 km away. Bilaspur is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Darrighat (3.0 km), Karra (3.0 km) and Khapari (3.9 km).

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

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