About Nihona Village

Nihona is a mid sized village in Chinour tehsil, in the district of Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 640, made up of 336 males and 304 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 368.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 474001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nihona Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nihona village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Gwalior
Tehsil	Chinour
Pincode	474001
Area (hectares)	368.9 hectares
Population	640
Male Population	336
Female Population	304
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	905
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Nihona compares

By the 2011 count Nihona is the 50th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents. Its 368.9 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 864.

Getting to Nihona

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

How far is Nihona from other places

Nihona lies about 20 km from Gwalior, and the nearest railway station is Sandalpur, about 4.2 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 Nihona
Nearest railway station	Sandalpur	4.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chinour	20 km
District headquarters	Gwalior	20 km

Villages closest to Nihona

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

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Common questions about Nihona

As per the Census of India 2011, Nihona village had a population of 640. That makes it the 50th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents.

Nihona village has 336 males and 304 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nihona has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 864.

The pincode recorded for Nihona is 474001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nihona covers 368.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nihona falls under Chinour tehsil of Gwalior district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Nihona is Sandalpur, about 4.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Nihona is about 20 km from Gwalior in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nihona is in Chinour tehsil of Gwalior district. Sandalpur is about 4.2 km away. Chinour is about 20 km away. Gwalior is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.