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About Nijhor Village

Nijhor is a small village in Kathikund tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 207, made up of 104 males and 103 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 638.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nijhor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nijhor village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Kathikund
Pincode 814103
Area (hectares) 638.47 hectares
Population 207
Male Population 104
Female Population 103
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 990
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nijhor compares

By the 2011 count Nijhor is the 117th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 372 residents. Its 638.47 hectares work out to about 0.3 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, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1021.

Getting to Nijhor

Nijhor is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Nijhor as Available within 5 - 10 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nijhor from other places

Nijhor lies about 17 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Kurwa, about 18 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 Nijhor
Tehsil headquarters Kathikund 17 km
District headquarters Dumka 17 km
Nearest railway station Kurwa 18 km

Villages closest to Nijhor

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nijhor village had a population of 207. That makes it the 117th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 372 residents.

Nijhor village has 104 males and 103 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nijhor has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1021.

The pincode recorded for Nijhor is 814103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nijhor covers 638.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nijhor falls under Kathikund tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Nijhor is Kurwa, about 18 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 <5 km distance for Nijhor.

Nijhor is about 17 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nijhor is in Kathikund tehsil of Dumka district. Kathikund is about 17 km away. Dumka is about 17 km away. Kurwa is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dalahi (5.1 km), Bhitra (12 km) and Rangametia (13 km).

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

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