About Nikum Village

Nikum is a mid sized village in Baihar tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,361, made up of 662 males and 699 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,056 females per 1000 males. The village covers 344.41 hectares hectares.

Nikum Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nikum village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Balaghat
Tehsil	Baihar
Area (hectares)	344.41 hectares
Population	1,361
Male Population	662
Female Population	699
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,056
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Nikum compares

By the 2011 count Nikum is the 44th largest of the 284 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 763 residents. Its 344.41 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1032.

Getting to Nikum

Nikum is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nikum as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Murkuta, Murum, Narangi and Navhi. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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.

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Common questions about Nikum

As per the Census of India 2011, Nikum village had a population of 1,361. That makes it the 44th largest of the 284 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 763 residents.

Nikum village has 662 males and 699 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nikum has about 1056 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1032.

Nikum covers 344.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nikum falls under Baihar tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The census record for Nikum notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Nikum.

Nikum is in Baihar tehsil of Balaghat district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.