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About Nijol Village

Nijol is a small village in Barharwa tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 218, made up of 113 males and 105 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nijol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nijol village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Barharwa
Pincode 816105
Area (hectares) 95.63 hectares
Population 218
Male Population 113
Female Population 105
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Nijol compares

By the 2011 count Nijol is the 107th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,070 residents. Its 95.63 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Nijol

The census records public bus service for Nijol 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nijol from other places

Nijol lies about 60 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Kotalpukur, about under 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 Nijol
Nearest railway station Kotalpukur under 2 km
Nearest town Farakka 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Barharwa 14 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 60 km

Villages closest to Nijol

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 Nijol

As per the Census of India 2011, Nijol village had a population of 218. That makes it the 107th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,070 residents.

Nijol village has 113 males and 105 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nijol has about 929 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 Nijol is 816105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nijol covers 95.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nijol falls under Barharwa tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Nijol is Kotalpukur, about under 2 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Nijol.

Nijol is about 60 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nijol is in Barharwa tehsil of Sahibganj district. Kotalpukur is about under 2 km away. Farakka is about 10 km away. Barharwa 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 Bansikata (under 2 km), Jiban Pur (under 2 km) and Jibanpur (under 2 km).

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

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