About Nijma Village

Nijma is a mid sized village in Sisai tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,148, made up of 577 males and 571 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 533 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nijma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nijma village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Gumla
Tehsil	Sisai
Pincode	835302
Area (hectares)	533 hectares
Population	1,148
Male Population	577
Female Population	571
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	990
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 Nijma compares

By the 2011 count Nijma is the 30th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,360 residents. Its 533 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Nijma

Nijma is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Nijma 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 Nijma from other places

Nijma lies about 30 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Lohardaga, about 19 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 Nijma
Tehsil headquarters	Sisai	14 km
Nearest town	Lohārdagā	17 km
Nearest railway station	Lohardaga	19 km
District headquarters	Gumla	30 km

Villages closest to Nijma

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nijma village had a population of 1,148. That makes it the 30th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,360 residents.

Nijma village has 577 males and 571 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nijma has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Nijma is 835302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nijma covers 533 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nijma falls under Sisai tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Nijma is Lohardaga, about 19 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 Nijma.

Nijma is about 30 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nijma is in Sisai tehsil of Gumla district. Sisai is about 14 km away. Lohārdagā is about 17 km away. Lohardaga is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.