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About Niktimal Village

Niktimal is a small village in Gurundia tehsil, in the district of Sundargarh, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 88, made up of 47 males and 41 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 872 females per 1000 males. The village covers 75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 770043, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Niktimal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Niktimal village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Sundargarh
Tehsil Gurundia
Pincode 770043
Area (hectares) 75 hectares
Population 88
Male Population 47
Female Population 41
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 872
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 Niktimal compares

By the 2011 count Niktimal is the 63rd largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 503 residents. Its 75 hectares work out to about 1.2 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 1014.

Getting to Niktimal

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

Niktimal lies about 89 km from Sundargarh, and the nearest railway station is Patasahi, about 39 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 Niktimal
Nearest town Deogarh 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Gurundia 19 km
Nearest railway station Patasahi 39 km
District headquarters Sundargarh 89 km

Villages closest to Niktimal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Niktimal village had a population of 88. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 503 residents.

Niktimal village has 47 males and 41 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Niktimal has about 872 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Niktimal is 770043. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Niktimal covers 75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Niktimal falls under Gurundia tehsil of Sundargarh district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Niktimal is Patasahi, about 39 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 Niktimal.

Niktimal is about 89 km from Sundargarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Niktimal is in Gurundia tehsil of Sundargarh district. Deogarh is about 16 km away. Gurundia is about 19 km away. Patasahi is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Majurdima (5.6 km), Sirigida (13 km) and Balia (15 km).

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

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