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About Nikoda Village

Nikoda is a large village in Himatnagar tehsil, in the district of Sabar Kantha, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,328, made up of 1,754 males and 1,574 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 921.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 383210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nikoda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nikoda village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Sabar Kantha
Tehsil Himatnagar
Pincode 383210
Area (hectares) 921.98 hectares
Population 3,328
Male Population 1,754
Female Population 1,574
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 897
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nikoda compares

By the 2011 count Nikoda is the 15th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,790 residents. Its 921.98 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Nikoda

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

Nikoda lies about 56 km from Sabar Kantha, and the nearest railway station is Hapa Road, about 11 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 Nikoda
Nearest railway station Hapa Road 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Himatnagar 12 km
District headquarters Sabar Kantha 56 km

Villages closest to Nikoda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nikoda village had a population of 3,328. That makes it the 15th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,790 residents.

Nikoda village has 1,754 males and 1,574 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nikoda has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Nikoda is 383210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nikoda covers 921.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nikoda falls under Himatnagar tehsil of Sabar Kantha district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Nikoda is Hapa Road, about 11 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 10+ km distance for Nikoda.

Nikoda is about 56 km from Sabar Kantha in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nikoda is in Himatnagar tehsil of Sabar Kantha district. Hapa Road is about 11 km away. Himatnagar is about 12 km away. Sabar Kantha is about 56 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hadiyol (6.7 km), Manpur (8.0 km) and Kanknol (9.5 km).

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

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