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About Nigoh Village

Nigoh is a large village in Mariahu tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,334, made up of 2,061 males and 2,273 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,103 females per 1000 males. The village covers 273.97 hectares hectares.

Nigoh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nigoh village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Mariahu
Area (hectares) 273.97 hectares
Population 4,334
Male Population 2,061
Female Population 2,273
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,103
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Nigoh compares

By the 2011 count Nigoh is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,188 residents. Its 273.97 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1086.

Getting to Nigoh

Nigoh is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Nigoh as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nigoh from other places

Nigoh lies about 32 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Suriawan, about 10 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 Nigoh
Nearest railway station Suriawan 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Mariahu 15 km
Nearest town Mariāhu 15 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 32 km

Villages closest to Nigoh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nigoh village had a population of 4,334. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,188 residents.

Nigoh village has 2,061 males and 2,273 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nigoh has about 1103 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1086.

Nigoh covers 273.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Nigoh falls under Mariahu tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Nigoh is Suriawan, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Nigoh.

Nigoh is about 32 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nigoh is in Mariahu tehsil of Jaunpur district. Suriawan is about 10 km away. Mariahu is about 15 km away. Mariāhu is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Adampur (under 2 km), Sarai Harihar (2.2 km) and Garopur (2.3 km).

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

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