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About Nihali Village

Nihali is a large village in Rajpur tehsil, in the district of Barwani, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,662, made up of 1,355 males and 1,307 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1346.59 hectares hectares.

Nihali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nihali village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Barwani
Tehsil Rajpur
Area (hectares) 1346.59 hectares
Population 2,662
Male Population 1,355
Female Population 1,307
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Nihali compares

By the 2011 count Nihali is the 21st largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,895 residents. Its 1346.59 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Nihali

Nihali is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Nihali as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nihali from other places

Nihali lies about 57 km from Barwani, and the nearest railway station is Alirajpur, about 14 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 Nihali
Nearest railway station Alirajpur 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajpur 14 km
District headquarters Barwani 57 km

Villages closest to Nihali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nihali village had a population of 2,662. That makes it the 21st largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,895 residents.

Nihali village has 1,355 males and 1,307 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nihali has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 989.

Nihali covers 1346.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nihali falls under Rajpur tehsil of Barwani district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Nihali is Alirajpur, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Nihali.

Nihali is about 57 km from Barwani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nihali is in Rajpur tehsil of Barwani district. Alirajpur is about 14 km away. Rajpur is about 14 km away. Barwani is about 57 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Borali (under 2 km), Deonali (under 2 km) and Mojali Buzurg (under 2 km).

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

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