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About Nigahra Village

Nigahra is a large village in Badwara tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,252, made up of 1,158 males and 1,094 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 903.84 hectares hectares.

Nigahra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nigahra village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Katni
Tehsil Badwara
Area (hectares) 903.84 hectares
Population 2,252
Male Population 1,158
Female Population 1,094
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nigahra compares

By the 2011 count Nigahra is the 10th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 993 residents. Its 903.84 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Nigahra

Nigahra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Nigahra as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Nigahra from other places

Nigahra lies about 19 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is Salhana, about 8.4 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 Nigahra
Nearest railway station Salhana 8.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Badwara 19 km
District headquarters Katni 19 km
Nearest town Murwāra 19 km

Villages closest to Nigahra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nigahra village had a population of 2,252. That makes it the 10th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 993 residents.

Nigahra village has 1,158 males and 1,094 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nigahra has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Nigahra covers 903.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nigahra falls under Badwara tehsil of Katni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Nigahra is Salhana, about 8.4 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 10+ km distance for Nigahra.

Nigahra is about 19 km from Katni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nigahra is in Badwara tehsil of Katni district. Salhana is about 8.4 km away. Badwara is about 19 km away. Katni is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barchheka (2.5 km), Banhari (3.5 km) and Amadi (4.2 km).

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

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