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About Nimua Village

Nimua is a small village in Silli tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 174, made up of 84 males and 90 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,071 females per 1000 males. The village covers 112 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nimua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nimua village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Silli
Pincode 835102
Area (hectares) 112 hectares
Population 174
Male Population 84
Female Population 90
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,071
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nimua compares

By the 2011 count Nimua is the 85th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,068 residents. Its 112 hectares work out to about 1.6 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 963.

Getting to Nimua

Nimua is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Nimua as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Nimua from other places

Nimua lies about 21 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Shanki, about 6.7 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 Nimua
Nearest railway station Shanki 6.7 km
Nearest town Saunda 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Silli 21 km
District headquarters Ranchi 21 km

Villages closest to Nimua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nimua village had a population of 174. That makes it the 85th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,068 residents.

Nimua village has 84 males and 90 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nimua has about 1071 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Nimua is 835102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nimua covers 112 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nimua falls under Silli tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Nimua is Shanki, about 6.7 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 5 - 10 km distance for Nimua.

Nimua is about 21 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nimua is in Silli tehsil of Ranchi district. Shanki is about 6.7 km away. Saunda is about 15 km away. Silli is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghaghra (8.1 km), Kuchu (8.6 km) and Patrahatu (10 km).

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

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