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About Nimba Village

Nimba is a mid sized village in Mehkar tehsil, in the district of Buldana, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 539, made up of 288 males and 251 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 872 females per 1000 males. The village covers 611.83 hectares hectares.

Nimba Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nimba village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Buldana
Tehsil Mehkar
Area (hectares) 611.83 hectares
Population 539
Male Population 288
Female Population 251
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 872
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 Nimba compares

By the 2011 count Nimba is the 115th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,608 residents. Its 611.83 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Nimba

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

Nimba lies about 50 km from Buldana, and the nearest railway station is Khamgaon, about 45 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 Nimba
Tehsil headquarters Mehkar 18 km
Nearest railway station Khamgaon 45 km
District headquarters Buldana 50 km

Villages closest to Nimba

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nimba village had a population of 539. That makes it the 115th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,608 residents.

Nimba village has 288 males and 251 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nimba has about 872 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 932.

Nimba covers 611.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nimba falls under Mehkar tehsil of Buldana district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Nimba is Khamgaon, about 45 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 Nimba.

Nimba is about 50 km from Buldana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nimba is in Mehkar tehsil of Buldana district. Mehkar is about 18 km away. Khamgaon is about 45 km away. Buldana is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Loni Kale (2.4 km), Gomedhar (2.8 km) and Malegaon (2.9 km).

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

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