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About Nijhor Village

Nijhor is a mid sized village in Maheshpur tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 517, made up of 234 males and 283 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,209 females per 1000 males. The village covers 151 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nijhor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nijhor village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Maheshpur
Pincode 816107
Area (hectares) 151 hectares
Population 517
Male Population 234
Female Population 283
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,209
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 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 141st largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 656 residents. Its 151 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

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 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 Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Rajgram, about 17 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 Maheshpur 11 km
Nearest railway station Rajgram 17 km
District headquarters Pakur 17 km

Villages closest to Nijhor

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Maheshpur 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 517. That makes it the 141st largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 656 residents.

Nijhor village has 234 males and 283 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nijhor has about 1209 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Nijhor is 816107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nijhor covers 151 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nijhor falls under Maheshpur tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Nijhor is Rajgram, about 17 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Nijhor.

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

Nijhor is in Maheshpur tehsil of Pakur district. Maheshpur is about 11 km away. Rajgram is about 17 km away. Pakur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kheribari (under 2 km), Gobindpur (1.7 km) and Amlagachhi (2.1 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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