About Nihani Village

Nihani is a mid sized village in Shahgarh tehsil, in the district of Sagar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 801, made up of 431 males and 370 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 858 females per 1000 males. The village covers 373.5 hectares hectares.

Nihani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nihani village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Sagar
Tehsil	Shahgarh
Area (hectares)	373.5 hectares
Population	801
Male Population	431
Female Population	370
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	858
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Nihani compares

By the 2011 count Nihani is the 50th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,107 residents. Its 373.5 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 865.

Getting to Nihani

Nihani is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Nihani as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Nihani from other places

Nihani lies about 42 km from Sagar, and the nearest railway station is Ganeshganj, about 22 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 Nihani
Nearest town	Banda	9.5 km
Nearest railway station	Ganeshganj	22 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shahgarh	26 km
District headquarters	Sagar	42 km

Villages closest to Nihani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nihani village had a population of 801. That makes it the 50th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,107 residents.

Nihani village has 431 males and 370 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nihani has about 858 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 865.

Nihani covers 373.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nihani falls under Shahgarh tehsil of Sagar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Nihani is Ganeshganj, about 22 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Nihani.

Nihani is about 42 km from Sagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nihani is in Shahgarh tehsil of Sagar district. Banda is about 9.5 km away. Ganeshganj is about 22 km away. Shahgarh is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.