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About Nidhia Village

Nidhia is a small village in Karra tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 489, made up of 237 males and 252 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,063 females per 1000 males. The village covers 277 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835234, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nidhia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nidhia village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Karra
Pincode 835234
Area (hectares) 277 hectares
Population 489
Male Population 237
Female Population 252
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,063
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Nidhia compares

By the 2011 count Nidhia is the 85th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 610 residents. Its 277 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1001.

Getting to Nidhia

Nidhia is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nidhia as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nidhia from other places

Nidhia lies about 27 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Govindpur Road, about 6.2 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 Nidhia
Nearest railway station Govindpur Road 6.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Karra 17 km
District headquarters Khunti 27 km

Villages closest to Nidhia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nidhia village had a population of 489. That makes it the 85th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 610 residents.

Nidhia village has 237 males and 252 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nidhia has about 1063 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1001.

The pincode recorded for Nidhia is 835234. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nidhia covers 277 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nidhia falls under Karra tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Nidhia is Govindpur Road, about 6.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Nidhia.

Nidhia is about 27 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nidhia is in Karra tehsil of Khunti district. Govindpur Road is about 6.2 km away. Karra is about 17 km away. Khunti is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jojodag (under 2 km), Bikuadag (under 2 km) and Mitkora (under 2 km).

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

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