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About Nimakatu Village

Nimakatu is a mid sized village in Pratappur tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 639, made up of 297 males and 342 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,152 females per 1000 males. The village covers 307 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825404, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nimakatu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nimakatu village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Pratappur
Pincode 825404
Area (hectares) 307 hectares
Population 639
Male Population 297
Female Population 342
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,152
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Nimakatu compares

By the 2011 count Nimakatu is the 64th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 717 residents. Its 307 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Nimakatu

Nimakatu is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Nimakatu as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nimakatu from other places

Nimakatu lies about 62 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Kajrat Nawadih, about 34 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 Nimakatu
Nearest town Nabīnagar 30 km
Tehsil headquarters Pratappur 33 km
Nearest railway station Kajrat Nawadih 34 km
District headquarters Chatra 62 km

Villages closest to Nimakatu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nimakatu village had a population of 639. That makes it the 64th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 717 residents.

Nimakatu village has 297 males and 342 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nimakatu has about 1152 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Nimakatu is 825404. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nimakatu covers 307 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nimakatu falls under Pratappur tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Nimakatu is Kajrat Nawadih, about 34 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Nimakatu.

Nimakatu is about 62 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nimakatu is in Pratappur tehsil of Chatra district. Nabīnagar is about 30 km away. Pratappur is about 33 km away. Kajrat Nawadih is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dumarwar (2.5 km), Pachmo (4.5 km) and Bhaunraj (5.1 km).

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

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