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About Nigohi Village

Nigohi is one of the larger villages in Tilhar tehsil, in the district of Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 18,523, made up of 9,767 males and 8,756 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 411.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 242407, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nigohi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nigohi village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Shahjahanpur
Tehsil Tilhar
Pincode 242407
Area (hectares) 411.92 hectares
Population 18,523
Male Population 9,767
Female Population 8,756
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Nigohi compares

By the 2011 count Nigohi is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,118 residents. Its 411.92 hectares work out to about 45 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is well above the tehsil average of 855.

Getting to Nigohi

Nigohi 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 Nigohi 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 Nigohi from other places

Nigohi lies about 25 km from Shahjahanpur, and the nearest railway station is Nigohi, about under 2 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 Nigohi
Nearest railway station Nigohi under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Tilhar 20 km
District headquarters Shahjahanpur 25 km

Villages closest to Nigohi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nigohi village had a population of 18,523. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,118 residents.

Nigohi village has 9,767 males and 8,756 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nigohi has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is well above the tehsil average of 855.

The pincode recorded for Nigohi is 242407. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nigohi covers 411.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 45 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Nigohi falls under Tilhar tehsil of Shahjahanpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Nigohi is Nigohi, about under 2 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 Nigohi.

Nigohi is about 25 km from Shahjahanpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nigohi is in Tilhar tehsil of Shahjahanpur district. Nigohi is about under 2 km away. Tilhar is about 20 km away. Shahjahanpur 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 Hamzapur (under 2 km), Paidapur (under 2 km) and Patrajpur (1.5 km).

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

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