About Nichian Village

Nichian is a large village in Karnah tehsil, in the district of Kupwara, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,050, made up of 2,131 males and 919 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 431 females per 1000 males. The village covers 316.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 193224, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nichian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nichian village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Kupwara
Tehsil	Karnah
Pincode	193224
Area (hectares)	316.5 hectares
Population	3,050
Male Population	2,131
Female Population	919
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	431
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Nichian compares

By the 2011 count Nichian is the 5th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,143 residents. Its 316.5 hectares work out to about 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 861.

Getting to Nichian

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

Nichian lies about 37 km from Kupwara, and the nearest railway station is Baramula, about 50 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 Nichian
Tehsil headquarters	Karnah	4.0 km
District headquarters	Kupwara	37 km
Nearest town	Kopawor	37 km
Nearest railway station	Baramula	50 km

Villages closest to Nichian

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nichian village had a population of 3,050. That makes it the 5th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,143 residents.

Nichian village has 2,131 males and 919 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nichian has about 431 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 861.

The pincode recorded for Nichian is 193224. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nichian covers 316.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nichian falls under Karnah tehsil of Kupwara district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Nichian is Baramula, about 50 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 Nichian.

Nichian is about 37 km from Kupwara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nichian is in Karnah tehsil of Kupwara district. Karnah is about 4.0 km away. Kupwara is about 37 km away. Kopawor is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.