About Nikowal Village

Nikowal is a small village in Akhnoor tehsil, in the district of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 273, made up of 139 males and 134 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 148.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 181207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nikowal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nikowal village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Jammu
Tehsil	Akhnoor
Pincode	181207
Area (hectares)	148.1 hectares
Population	273
Male Population	139
Female Population	134
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	964
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Nikowal compares

By the 2011 count Nikowal is the 174th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents. Its 148.1 hectares work out to about 1.8 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 Nikowal

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

Nikowal lies about 31 km from Jammu, and the nearest railway station is Bari Brahman, 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 Nikowal
Nearest railway station	Bari Brahman	26 km
Nearest town	Jammu Cantonment	28 km
Tehsil headquarters	Akhnoor	31 km
District headquarters	Jammu	31 km

Villages closest to Nikowal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nikowal village had a population of 273. That makes it the 174th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents.

Nikowal village has 139 males and 134 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nikowal has about 964 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 Nikowal is 181207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nikowal covers 148.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Nikowal is Bari Brahman, 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 Nikowal.

Nikowal is about 31 km from Jammu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nikowal is in Akhnoor tehsil of Jammu district. Bari Brahman is about 26 km away. Jammu Cantonment is about 28 km away. Akhnoor is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.