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About Nirna Village

Nirna is one of the larger villages in Homnabad tehsil, in the district of Bidar, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,415, made up of 4,780 males and 4,635 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3708.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585329, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nirna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nirna village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bidar
Tehsil Homnabad
Pincode 585329
Area (hectares) 3708.25 hectares
Population 9,415
Male Population 4,780
Female Population 4,635
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nirna compares

By the 2011 count Nirna is the 5th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,188 residents. Its 3708.25 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Nirna

Nirna is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nirna as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Nirna from other places

Nirna lies about 33 km from Bidar, and the nearest railway station is Nandagaon, about 18 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 Nirna
Nearest town Chitaguppa 11 km
Nearest railway station Nandagaon 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Homnabad 22 km
District headquarters Bidar 33 km

Villages closest to Nirna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nirna village had a population of 9,415. That makes it the 5th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,188 residents.

Nirna village has 4,780 males and 4,635 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nirna has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Nirna is 585329. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nirna covers 3708.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nirna falls under Homnabad tehsil of Bidar district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Nirna is Nandagaon, about 18 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Nirna.

Nirna is about 33 km from Bidar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nirna is in Homnabad tehsil of Bidar district. Chitaguppa is about 11 km away. Nandagaon is about 18 km away. Homnabad is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Muthangi (2.6 km), Bashirapur (4.4 km) and Bannalli (4.6 km).

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

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