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About Nihari Village

Nihari is a small village in Samba tehsil, in the district of Samba, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 424, made up of 216 males and 208 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 398.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nihari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nihari village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Samba
Tehsil Samba
Pincode 184121
Area (hectares) 398.6 hectares
Population 424
Male Population 216
Female Population 208
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Nihari compares

By the 2011 count Nihari is the 191st largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 773 residents. Its 398.6 hectares work out to about 1.1 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 Nihari

The census records public bus service for Nihari as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nihari from other places

Nihari lies about 4.8 km from Samba. 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 Nihari
Tehsil headquarters Samba 4.8 km
Nearest town Sāmba 4.8 km

Villages closest to Nihari

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

Common questions about Nihari

As per the Census of India 2011, Nihari village had a population of 424. That makes it the 191st largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 773 residents.

Nihari village has 216 males and 208 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nihari has about 963 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 Nihari is 184121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nihari covers 398.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nihari falls under Samba tehsil of Samba district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The census record for Nihari notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Nihari.

Nihari is about 4.8 km from Samba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nihari is in Samba tehsil of Samba district. Samba is about 4.8 km away. Sāmba is about 4.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Panthi (under 2 km), Chhan Malagar (under 2 km) and Malaahni (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Nihari today is likely to be higher.

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