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About Nikko Sarai Village

Nikko Sarai is a mid sized village in Dera Baba Nanak tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,972, made up of 1,021 males and 951 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 319 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143511, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nikko Sarai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nikko Sarai village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Dera Baba Nanak
Pincode 143511
Area (hectares) 319 hectares
Population 1,972
Male Population 1,021
Female Population 951
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Nikko Sarai compares

By the 2011 count Nikko Sarai is the 10th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 962 residents. Its 319 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Nikko Sarai

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

Nikko Sarai lies about 39 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Rattar Chattar, about 5.6 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 Nikko Sarai
Nearest railway station Rattar Chattar 5.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Dera Baba Nanak 10 km
Nearest town Batāla 24 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 39 km

Villages closest to Nikko Sarai

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dera Baba Nanak 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 Nikko Sarai

As per the Census of India 2011, Nikko Sarai village had a population of 1,972. That makes it the 10th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 962 residents.

Nikko Sarai village has 1,021 males and 951 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nikko Sarai has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 899.

The pincode recorded for Nikko Sarai is 143511. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nikko Sarai covers 319 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nikko Sarai falls under Dera Baba Nanak tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Nikko Sarai is Rattar Chattar, about 5.6 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Nikko Sarai.

Nikko Sarai is about 39 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nikko Sarai is in Dera Baba Nanak tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Rattar Chattar is about 5.6 km away. Dera Baba Nanak is about 10 km away. Batāla is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Talwandi Rama (under 2 km), Kathiala (1.6 km) and Shahpur Goraya (2.0 km).

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

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