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About Nirhana Village

Nirhana is a large village in Misrikh tehsil, in the district of Sitapur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,692, made up of 1,486 males and 1,206 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 812 females per 1000 males. The village covers 454.33 hectares hectares.

Nirhana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nirhana village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sitapur
Tehsil Misrikh
Area (hectares) 454.33 hectares
Population 2,692
Male Population 1,486
Female Population 1,206
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 812
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Nirhana compares

By the 2011 count Nirhana is the 89th largest of the 553 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,522 residents. Its 454.33 hectares work out to about 5.9 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 870.

Getting to Nirhana

Nirhana is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Nirhana as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Nirhana from other places

Nirhana lies about 51 km from Sitapur, and the nearest railway station is Karna, about 6.1 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 Nirhana
Nearest railway station Karna 6.1 km
Nearest town Hardoī 7.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Misrikh 32 km
District headquarters Sitapur 51 km

Villages closest to Nirhana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nirhana village had a population of 2,692. That makes it the 89th largest of the 553 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,522 residents.

Nirhana village has 1,486 males and 1,206 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nirhana has about 812 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 870.

Nirhana covers 454.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nirhana falls under Misrikh tehsil of Sitapur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Nirhana is Karna, about 6.1 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 within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Nirhana.

Nirhana is about 51 km from Sitapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nirhana is in Misrikh tehsil of Sitapur district. Karna is about 6.1 km away. Hardoī is about 7.9 km away. Misrikh is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kapurpur (2.6 km), Jamunia Kunvarpur (3.3 km) and Jamuniha (3.3 km).

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

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