About Nighi Village

Nighi 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 848, made up of 438 males and 410 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 556 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144522, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nighi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nighi village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
Tehsil	Balachaur
Pincode	144522
Area (hectares)	556 hectares
Population	848
Male Population	438
Female Population	410
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	936
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Nighi compares

By the 2011 count Nighi is the 74th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 872 residents. Its 556 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Nighi

Nighi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nighi 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Nangli, Nanowal, Natha Nangal and Nawanpind Taprian. 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.

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Common questions about Nighi

As per the Census of India 2011, Nighi village had a population of 848. That makes it the 74th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 872 residents.

Nighi village has 438 males and 410 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nighi has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Nighi is 144522. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nighi covers 556 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Nighi 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 village for Nighi.

Nighi 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.