About Nijhor Village

Nijhor is a mid sized village in Masalia tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 716, made up of 376 males and 340 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 308.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814146, 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	Masalia
Pincode	814146
Area (hectares)	308.49 hectares
Population	716
Male Population	376
Female Population	340
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	904
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Nijhor compares

By the 2011 count Nijhor is the 38th largest of the 265 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 434 residents. Its 308.49 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Nijhor

Nijhor is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Nijhor 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 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	Masalia	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 Masalia 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 Nijhor

As per the Census of India 2011, Nijhor village had a population of 716. That makes it the 38th largest of the 265 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 434 residents.

Nijhor village has 376 males and 340 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nijhor has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Nijhor is 814146. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nijhor covers 308.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nijhor falls under Masalia 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ 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 Masalia tehsil of Dumka district. Masalia 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.