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About Nirhu Village

Nirhu is a mid sized village in Kisko tehsil, in the district of Lohardaga, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,300, made up of 642 males and 658 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,025 females per 1000 males. The village covers 395.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nirhu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nirhu village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Lohardaga
Tehsil Kisko
Pincode 835302
Area (hectares) 395.63 hectares
Population 1,300
Male Population 642
Female Population 658
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,025
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 Nirhu compares

By the 2011 count Nirhu is the 15th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents. Its 395.63 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Nirhu

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

Nirhu lies about 8.2 km from Lohardaga. 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 Nirhu
District headquarters Lohardaga 8.2 km
Nearest town Lohārdagā 8.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Kisko 14 km

Villages closest to Nirhu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nirhu village had a population of 1,300. That makes it the 15th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents.

Nirhu village has 642 males and 658 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nirhu has about 1025 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 990.

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

Nirhu covers 395.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nirhu falls under Kisko tehsil of Lohardaga district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Nirhu notes the nearest railway station 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 Nirhu.

Nirhu is about 8.2 km from Lohardaga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nirhu is in Kisko tehsil of Lohardaga district. Lohardaga is about 8.2 km away. Lohārdagā is about 8.2 km away. Kisko is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Charhu (under 2 km), Areya (2.2 km) and Bonga (2.4 km).

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

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