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About Nigoha Village

Nigoha is one of the larger villages in Mohanlalganj tehsil, in the district of Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,474, made up of 3,427 males and 3,047 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 639.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 227309, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nigoha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nigoha village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Lucknow
Tehsil Mohanlalganj
Pincode 227309
Area (hectares) 639.87 hectares
Population 6,474
Male Population 3,427
Female Population 3,047
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 889
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Nigoha compares

By the 2011 count Nigoha is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,957 residents. Its 639.87 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Nigoha

Nigoha 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 Nigoha as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nigoha from other places

Nigoha lies about 33 km from Lucknow, and the nearest railway station is Nigohan, about 1.7 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 Nigoha
Nearest railway station Nigohan 1.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Mohanlalganj 14 km
Nearest town Purwā 28 km
District headquarters Lucknow 33 km

Villages closest to Nigoha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nigoha village had a population of 6,474. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,957 residents.

Nigoha village has 3,427 males and 3,047 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nigoha has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 927.

The pincode recorded for Nigoha is 227309. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nigoha covers 639.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nigoha falls under Mohanlalganj tehsil of Lucknow district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Nigoha is Nigohan, about 1.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Nigoha.

Nigoha is about 33 km from Lucknow in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nigoha is in Mohanlalganj tehsil of Lucknow district. Nigohan is about 1.7 km away. Mohanlalganj is about 14 km away. Purwā is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bairisal Pur (under 2 km), Bhagwan Pur (1.7 km) and Madari Khera (2.2 km).

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

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