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About Niana Village

Niana is a mid sized village in Balachaur tehsil, in the district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 571, made up of 286 males and 285 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 204 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144521, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Niana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Niana village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
Tehsil Balachaur
Pincode 144521
Area (hectares) 204 hectares
Population 571
Male Population 286
Female Population 285
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 997
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Niana compares

By the 2011 count Niana is the 100th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 872 residents. Its 204 hectares work out to about 2.8 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 937.

Getting to Niana

Niana is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Niana as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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. The nearest villages by name are Nangal, Nangli, Nanowal and Natha Nangal. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Niana

As per the Census of India 2011, Niana village had a population of 571. That makes it the 100th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 872 residents.

Niana village has 286 males and 285 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Niana has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Niana is 144521. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Niana covers 204 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Niana falls under Balachaur tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The census record for Niana notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Niana is in Balachaur tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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