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About Nikodi Village

Nikodi is a small village in Chinour tehsil, in the district of Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 489, made up of 256 males and 233 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 270.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 475001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nikodi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nikodi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Gwalior
Tehsil Chinour
Pincode 475001
Area (hectares) 270.76 hectares
Population 489
Male Population 256
Female Population 233
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Nikodi compares

By the 2011 count Nikodi is the 57th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents. Its 270.76 hectares work out to about 1.8 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 Nikodi

Nikodi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nikodi as Available within <5 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 Nikodi from other places

Nikodi lies about 22 km from Gwalior, and the nearest railway station is Sandalpur, about 10 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 Nikodi
Nearest railway station Sandalpur 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Chinour 22 km
District headquarters Gwalior 22 km

Villages closest to Nikodi

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.

Common questions about Nikodi

As per the Census of India 2011, Nikodi village had a population of 489. That makes it the 57th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents.

Nikodi village has 256 males and 233 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nikodi has about 910 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 Nikodi is 475001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nikodi covers 270.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Nikodi is Sandalpur, about 10 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Nikodi.

Nikodi is about 22 km from Gwalior in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nikodi is in Chinour tehsil of Gwalior district. Sandalpur is about 10 km away. Chinour is about 22 km away. Gwalior is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhiroti (1.8 km), Amardha (2.2 km) and Mauchh (2.7 km).

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

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