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About Niwas Village

Niwas is a small village in Baihar tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 448, made up of 223 males and 225 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. The village covers 90.73 hectares hectares.

Niwas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Niwas village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Baihar
Area (hectares) 90.73 hectares
Population 448
Male Population 223
Female Population 225
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,009
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Niwas compares

By the 2011 count Niwas is the 184th largest of the 284 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 763 residents. Its 90.73 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1032.

Getting to Niwas

Niwas is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Niwas 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Niwas from other places

Niwas lies about 79 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Bamhani Banjar, about 52 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 Niwas
Nearest town Malajkhand 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Baihar 31 km
Nearest railway station Bamhani Banjar 52 km
District headquarters Balaghat 79 km

Villages closest to Niwas

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Niwas village had a population of 448. That makes it the 184th largest of the 284 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 763 residents.

Niwas village has 223 males and 225 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Niwas has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1032.

Niwas covers 90.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Niwas is Bamhani Banjar, about 52 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Niwas.

Niwas is about 79 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Niwas is in Baihar tehsil of Balaghat district. Malajkhand is about 24 km away. Baihar is about 31 km away. Bamhani Banjar is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kukarra (1.6 km), Bhalapuri (2.9 km) and Garhi (4.0 km).

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

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