About Nihama Village

Nihama is a mid sized village in Damhal Hanjipora tehsil, in the district of Kulgam, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,254, made up of 686 males and 568 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 828 females per 1000 males. The village covers 199.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 192233, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nihama Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nihama village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Kulgam
Tehsil	Damhal Hanjipora
Pincode	192233
Area (hectares)	199.5 hectares
Population	1,254
Male Population	686
Female Population	568
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	828
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Nihama compares

By the 2011 count Nihama is the 28th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,136 residents. Its 199.5 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Nihama

Nihama is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nihama as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Nihama from other places

Nihama lies about 15 km from Kulgam, and the nearest railway station is Sadura, about 3.8 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 Nihama
Nearest railway station	Sadura	3.8 km
Nearest town	Anantnag	4.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Damhal Hanjipora	15 km
District headquarters	Kulgam	15 km

Villages closest to Nihama

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Damhal Hanjipora 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 Nihama

As per the Census of India 2011, Nihama village had a population of 1,254. That makes it the 28th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,136 residents.

Nihama village has 686 males and 568 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nihama has about 828 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Nihama is 192233. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nihama covers 199.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nihama falls under Damhal Hanjipora tehsil of Kulgam district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Nihama is Sadura, about 3.8 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Nihama.

Nihama is about 15 km from Kulgam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nihama is in Damhal Hanjipora tehsil of Kulgam district. Sadura is about 3.8 km away. Anantnag is about 4.3 km away. Damhal Hanjipora is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.