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About Nikuraha Village

Nikuraha is a small village in Bhanpur tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 104, made up of 58 males and 46 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 793 females per 1000 males. The village covers 27.68 hectares hectares.

Nikuraha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nikuraha village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Bhanpur
Area (hectares) 27.68 hectares
Population 104
Male Population 58
Female Population 46
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 793
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nikuraha compares

By the 2011 count Nikuraha is the 368th largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 850 residents. Its 27.68 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Nikuraha

Nikuraha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Nikuraha as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nikuraha from other places

Nikuraha lies about 154 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Saiyedpur Bhitri, about 6.8 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 Nikuraha
Nearest town Saidpur 6.5 km
Nearest railway station Saiyedpur Bhitri 6.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhanpur 31 km
District headquarters Basti 154 km

Villages closest to Nikuraha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nikuraha village had a population of 104. That makes it the 368th largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 850 residents.

Nikuraha village has 58 males and 46 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nikuraha has about 793 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 997.

Nikuraha covers 27.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nikuraha falls under Bhanpur tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Nikuraha is Saiyedpur Bhitri, about 6.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Nikuraha is about 154 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nikuraha is in Bhanpur tehsil of Basti district. Saidpur is about 6.5 km away. Saiyedpur Bhitri is about 6.8 km away. Bhanpur is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Parsa Purai (4.0 km), Sukarauli (5.8 km) and Sewai (6.2 km).

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

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