About Nikava Village

Nikava is a large village in Kalavad tehsil, in the district of Jamnagar, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,799, made up of 2,495 males and 2,304 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2503.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 361162, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nikava Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nikava village
Description	Value
State	Gujarat
District	Jamnagar
Tehsil	Kalavad
Pincode	361162
Area (hectares)	2503.93 hectares
Population	4,799
Male Population	2,495
Female Population	2,304
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	923
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Nikava compares

By the 2011 count Nikava is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,141 residents. Its 2503.93 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Nikava

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

Nikava lies about 57 km from Jamnagar, and the nearest railway station is Chanol, about 26 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 Nikava
Tehsil headquarters	Kalavad	15 km
Nearest town	Kālāvad	15 km
Nearest railway station	Chanol	26 km
District headquarters	Jamnagar	57 km

Villages closest to Nikava

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nikava village had a population of 4,799. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,141 residents.

Nikava village has 2,495 males and 2,304 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nikava has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Nikava is 361162. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nikava covers 2503.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nikava falls under Kalavad tehsil of Jamnagar district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Nikava is Chanol, about 26 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Nikava.

Nikava is about 57 km from Jamnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nikava is in Kalavad tehsil of Jamnagar district. Kalavad is about 15 km away. Kālāvad is about 15 km away. Chanol is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.