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About Niriya Village

Niriya is a mid sized village in Tarabganj tehsil, in the district of Gonda, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 845, made up of 446 males and 399 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 102.19 hectares hectares.

Niriya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Niriya village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gonda
Tehsil Tarabganj
Area (hectares) 102.19 hectares
Population 845
Male Population 446
Female Population 399
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 895
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Niriya compares

By the 2011 count Niriya is the 254th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,094 residents. Its 102.19 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Niriya

Niriya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Niriya as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Niriya from other places

Niriya lies about 39 km from Gonda, and the nearest railway station is Katra, about 2.6 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 Niriya
Nearest railway station Katra 2.6 km
Nearest town Ayodhya 7.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Tarabganj 24 km
District headquarters Gonda 39 km

Villages closest to Niriya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Niriya village had a population of 845. That makes it the 254th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,094 residents.

Niriya village has 446 males and 399 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Niriya has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 939.

Niriya covers 102.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Niriya falls under Tarabganj tehsil of Gonda district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Niriya is Katra, about 2.6 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 and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Niriya.

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

Niriya is in Tarabganj tehsil of Gonda district. Katra is about 2.6 km away. Ayodhya is about 7.6 km away. Tarabganj 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 Makhdumpur (under 2 km), Atmadpur (under 2 km) and Etmadpur (under 2 km).

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

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