About Nijjar Village

Nijjar is a mid sized village in Baba Bakala tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 855, made up of 434 males and 421 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 151 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nijjar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nijjar village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Amritsar
Tehsil	Baba Bakala
Pincode	143112
Area (hectares)	151 hectares
Population	855
Male Population	434
Female Population	421
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	970
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Nijjar compares

By the 2011 count Nijjar is the 107th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,840 residents. Its 151 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Nijjar

Nijjar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nijjar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nijjar from other places

Nijjar lies about 34 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is Baba Bakala Raiya, about 3.1 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 Nijjar
Nearest railway station	Baba Bakala Raiya	3.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Baba Bakala	5.8 km
Nearest town	Jandiāla Gurū	18 km
District headquarters	Amritsar	34 km

Villages closest to Nijjar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baba Bakala 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 Nijjar

As per the Census of India 2011, Nijjar village had a population of 855. That makes it the 107th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,840 residents.

Nijjar village has 434 males and 421 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nijjar has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Nijjar is 143112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nijjar covers 151 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nijjar falls under Baba Bakala tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Nijjar is Baba Bakala Raiya, about 3.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Nijjar.

Nijjar is about 34 km from Amritsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nijjar is in Baba Bakala tehsil of Amritsar district. Baba Bakala Raiya is about 3.1 km away. Baba Bakala is about 5.8 km away. Jandiāla Gurū is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.