About Nigaha Village

Nigaha is a mid sized village in Manjhanpur tehsil, in the district of Kaushambi, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 631, made up of 346 males and 285 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 824 females per 1000 males. The village covers 148.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 212207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nigaha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nigaha village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Kaushambi
Tehsil	Manjhanpur
Pincode	212207
Area (hectares)	148.43 hectares
Population	631
Male Population	346
Female Population	285
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	824
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Nigaha compares

By the 2011 count Nigaha is the 225th largest of the 267 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,987 residents. Its 148.43 hectares work out to about 4.3 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 915.

Getting to Nigaha

Nigaha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nigaha as Available within village. 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 Nigaha from other places

Nigaha lies about 22 km from Kaushambi, and the nearest railway station is Sirathu, about 27 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 Nigaha
Tehsil headquarters	Manjhanpur	22 km
District headquarters	Kaushambi	22 km
Nearest railway station	Sirathu	27 km
Nearest town	Chitrakoot Dham	37 km

Villages closest to Nigaha

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

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Common questions about Nigaha

As per the Census of India 2011, Nigaha village had a population of 631. That makes it the 225th largest of the 267 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,987 residents.

Nigaha village has 346 males and 285 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nigaha has about 824 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Nigaha is 212207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nigaha covers 148.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nigaha falls under Manjhanpur tehsil of Kaushambi district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Nigaha is Sirathu, about 27 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Nigaha.

Nigaha is about 22 km from Kaushambi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nigaha is in Manjhanpur tehsil of Kaushambi district. Manjhanpur is about 22 km away. Kaushambi is about 22 km away. Sirathu is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.