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About Nihalke Village

Nihalke is a small village in Zira tehsil, in the district of Firozpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 442, made up of 248 males and 194 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 782 females per 1000 males. The village covers 326.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 142044, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nihalke Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nihalke village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Firozpur
Tehsil Zira
Pincode 142044
Area (hectares) 326.19 hectares
Population 442
Male Population 248
Female Population 194
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 782
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Nihalke compares

By the 2011 count Nihalke is the 150th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 929 residents. Its 326.19 hectares work out to about 1.4 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 919.

Getting to Nihalke

The census records public bus service for Nihalke as Available within 10+ 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nihalke from other places

Nihalke lies about 34 km from Firozpur, and the nearest railway station is Butewala, about 2.5 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 Nihalke
Nearest railway station Butewala 2.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Zira 17 km
District headquarters Firozpur 34 km

Villages closest to Nihalke

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nihalke village had a population of 442. That makes it the 150th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 929 residents.

Nihalke village has 248 males and 194 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nihalke has about 782 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Nihalke is 142044. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nihalke covers 326.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nihalke falls under Zira tehsil of Firozpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Nihalke is Butewala, about 2.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Nihalke.

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

Nihalke is in Zira tehsil of Firozpur district. Butewala is about 2.5 km away. Zira is about 17 km away. Firozpur is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Game Muradewala (under 2 km), Aulakh 460 (under 2 km) and Killi Gudha (under 2 km).

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

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