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About Nishana Village

Nishana is a small village in Bhainsdehi tehsil, in the district of Betul, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 400, made up of 199 males and 201 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,010 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1270.18 hectares hectares.

Nishana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nishana village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Betul
Tehsil Bhainsdehi
Area (hectares) 1270.18 hectares
Population 400
Male Population 199
Female Population 201
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,010
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 Nishana compares

By the 2011 count Nishana is the 220th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 973 residents. Its 1270.18 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Nishana

Nishana is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Nishana 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 Nishana from other places

Nishana lies about 37 km from Betul, and the nearest railway station is Maramjhiri, about 36 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 Nishana
Tehsil headquarters Bhainsdehi 28 km
Nearest railway station Maramjhiri 36 km
District headquarters Betul 37 km
Nearest town Betūl 37 km

Villages closest to Nishana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nishana village had a population of 400. That makes it the 220th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 973 residents.

Nishana village has 199 males and 201 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nishana has about 1010 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 979.

Nishana covers 1270.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nishana falls under Bhainsdehi tehsil of Betul district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Nishana is Maramjhiri, about 36 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 Nishana.

Nishana is about 37 km from Betul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nishana is in Bhainsdehi tehsil of Betul district. Bhainsdehi is about 28 km away. Maramjhiri is about 36 km away. Betul is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Imlideh (3.5 km), Jamudhana (3.8 km) and Bakka (4.4 km).

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

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