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About Nigawapur Village

Nigawapur is a small village in Harraiya tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 333, made up of 174 males and 159 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 28.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 272163, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nigawapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nigawapur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Harraiya
Pincode 272163
Area (hectares) 28.33 hectares
Population 333
Male Population 174
Female Population 159
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Nigawapur compares

By the 2011 count Nigawapur is the 863rd largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 641 residents. Its 28.33 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Nigawapur

Nigawapur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Nigawapur as Available within 10+ 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nigawapur from other places

Nigawapur lies about 75 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Jhamat, about 7.4 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 Nigawapur
Nearest railway station Jhamat 7.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Harraiya 24 km
Nearest town Nautanwa 25 km
District headquarters Basti 75 km

Villages closest to Nigawapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nigawapur village had a population of 333. That makes it the 863rd largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 641 residents.

Nigawapur village has 174 males and 159 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nigawapur has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Nigawapur is 272163. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nigawapur covers 28.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nigawapur falls under Harraiya tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Nigawapur is Jhamat, about 7.4 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 10+ km distance for Nigawapur.

Nigawapur is about 75 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nigawapur is in Harraiya tehsil of Basti district. Jhamat is about 7.4 km away. Harraiya is about 24 km away. Nautanwa is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Akhanpur (under 2 km), Majha Akhanpur (under 2 km) and Churiharpur (under 2 km).

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

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