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About Nishana Village

Nishana is a mid sized village in Aundha tehsil, in the district of Hingoli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,530, made up of 780 males and 750 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 510.86 hectares hectares.

Nishana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nishana village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Hingoli
Tehsil Aundha
Area (hectares) 510.86 hectares
Population 1,530
Male Population 780
Female Population 750
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nishana compares

By the 2011 count Nishana is the 40th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,535 residents. Its 510.86 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Nishana

Nishana is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nishana as Available within village. 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 Nishana from other places

Nishana lies about 14 km from Hingoli, and the nearest railway station is Dhamni, about 9.5 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 Dhamni 9.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Aundha 14 km
District headquarters Hingoli 14 km

Villages closest to Nishana

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Aundha 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 1,530. That makes it the 40th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,535 residents.

Nishana village has 780 males and 750 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nishana has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 939.

Nishana covers 510.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nishana falls under Aundha tehsil of Hingoli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Nishana is Dhamni, about 9.5 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Nishana.

Nishana is about 14 km from Hingoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nishana is in Aundha tehsil of Hingoli district. Dhamni is about 9.5 km away. Aundha is about 14 km away. Hingoli is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Asonda (under 2 km), Surwadi (2.5 km) and Jadgaon (2.8 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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