About Nicha Hama Village

Nicha Hama is a mid sized village in Handwara tehsil, in the district of Kupwara, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 725, made up of 368 males and 357 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 197.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 193221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nicha Hama Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nicha Hama village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Kupwara
Tehsil	Handwara
Pincode	193221
Area (hectares)	197.1 hectares
Population	725
Male Population	368
Female Population	357
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	970
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Nicha Hama compares

By the 2011 count Nicha Hama is the 131st largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,314 residents. Its 197.1 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Nicha Hama

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

Nicha Hama lies about 42 km from Kupwara, and the nearest railway station is Baramula, about 10 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 Nicha Hama
Nearest town	Bāramūla	6.8 km
Nearest railway station	Baramula	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Handwara	28 km
District headquarters	Kupwara	42 km

Villages closest to Nicha Hama

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Handwara 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 Nicha Hama

As per the Census of India 2011, Nicha Hama village had a population of 725. That makes it the 131st largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,314 residents.

Nicha Hama village has 368 males and 357 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nicha Hama has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Nicha Hama is 193221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nicha Hama covers 197.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nicha Hama falls under Handwara tehsil of Kupwara district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Nicha Hama is Baramula, about 10 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 Nicha Hama.

Nicha Hama is about 42 km from Kupwara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nicha Hama is in Handwara tehsil of Kupwara district. Bāramūla is about 6.8 km away. Baramula is about 10 km away. Handwara is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.