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About Nigari Village

Nigari is a mid sized village in Silwani tehsil, in the district of Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 799, made up of 411 males and 388 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 282.196 hectares hectares.

Nigari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nigari village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Raisen
Tehsil Silwani
Area (hectares) 282.196 hectares
Population 799
Male Population 411
Female Population 388
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
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 Nigari compares

By the 2011 count Nigari is the 39th largest of the 219 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 576 residents. Its 282.196 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Nigari

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

Nigari lies about 66 km from Raisen, and the nearest railway station is Salichauka Road, about 55 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 Nigari
Tehsil headquarters Silwani 3.6 km
Nearest town Bareli 36 km
Nearest railway station Salichauka Road 55 km
District headquarters Raisen 66 km

Villages closest to Nigari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nigari village had a population of 799. That makes it the 39th largest of the 219 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 576 residents.

Nigari village has 411 males and 388 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nigari has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 920.

Nigari covers 282.196 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nigari falls under Silwani tehsil of Raisen district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Nigari is Salichauka Road, about 55 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 Nigari.

Nigari is about 66 km from Raisen in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nigari is in Silwani tehsil of Raisen district. Silwani is about 3.6 km away. Bareli is about 36 km away. Salichauka Road is about 55 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chandpura (2.5 km), Chandpura Kalan (2.5 km) and Bater (3.1 km).

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

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