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About Nijampur Village

Nijampur is a mid sized village in Barharwa tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,532, made up of 795 males and 737 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 218 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816119, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nijampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nijampur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Barharwa
Pincode 816119
Area (hectares) 218 hectares
Population 1,532
Male Population 795
Female Population 737
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Nijampur compares

By the 2011 count Nijampur is the 29th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,070 residents. Its 218 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Nijampur

Nijampur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Nijampur 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nijampur from other places

Nijampur lies about 18 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Taljhari, about 6.1 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 Nijampur
Nearest railway station Taljhari 6.1 km
Nearest town Rājmahal 15 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Barharwa 28 km

Villages closest to Nijampur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nijampur village had a population of 1,532. That makes it the 29th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,070 residents.

Nijampur village has 795 males and 737 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nijampur has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Nijampur is 816119. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nijampur covers 218 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nijampur falls under Barharwa tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Nijampur is Taljhari, about 6.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Nijampur.

Nijampur is about 18 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nijampur is in Barharwa tehsil of Sahibganj district. Taljhari is about 6.1 km away. Rājmahal is about 15 km away. Sahibganj is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Anitikar (under 2 km), Binapara (under 2 km) and Kasipara (under 2 km).

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

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