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About Nishana Village

Nishana is a mid sized village in Pachore tehsil, in the district of Rajgarh, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 808, made up of 430 males and 378 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 879 females per 1000 males. The village covers 386.55 hectares hectares.

Nishana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nishana village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Rajgarh
Tehsil Pachore
Area (hectares) 386.55 hectares
Population 808
Male Population 430
Female Population 378
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 879
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ 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 72nd largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,125 residents. Its 386.55 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

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 10+ 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 49 km from Rajgarh, and the nearest railway station is Udiyan Khedi, about 11 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
Nearest railway station Udiyan Khedi 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Pachore 17 km
Nearest town Pachor 17 km
District headquarters Rajgarh 49 km

Villages closest to Nishana

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pachore 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 808. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,125 residents.

Nishana village has 430 males and 378 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nishana has about 879 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

Nishana covers 386.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nishana falls under Pachore tehsil of Rajgarh district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Nishana is Udiyan Khedi, about 11 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Nishana.

Nishana is about 49 km from Rajgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nishana is in Pachore tehsil of Rajgarh district. Udiyan Khedi is about 11 km away. Pachore is about 17 km away. Pachor is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Budanpur (under 2 km), Lakhakhedi (under 2 km) and Aluni (2.2 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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