About Nikian Village

Nikian is a small village in Akhnoor tehsil, in the district of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 441, made up of 223 males and 218 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 350.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 181203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nikian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nikian village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Jammu
Tehsil	Akhnoor
Pincode	181203
Area (hectares)	350.5 hectares
Population	441
Male Population	223
Female Population	218
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	978
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Nikian compares

By the 2011 count Nikian is the 155th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents. Its 350.5 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Nikian

Nikian is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Nikian as Available within 10+ km distance. 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. The nearest villages by name are Najwal, Nandwal, Nara and Nardi. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Nikian

As per the Census of India 2011, Nikian village had a population of 441. That makes it the 155th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents.

Nikian village has 223 males and 218 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nikian has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Nikian is 181203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nikian covers 350.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nikian falls under Akhnoor tehsil of Jammu district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The census record for Nikian notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Nikian.

Nikian is in Akhnoor tehsil of Jammu district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.