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About Nichhiya Village

Nichhiya is a small village in Kalsi tehsil, in the district of Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 224, made up of 97 males and 127 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,309 females per 1000 males. The village covers 245.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 248158, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nichhiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nichhiya village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Dehradun
Tehsil Kalsi
Pincode 248158
Area (hectares) 245.23 hectares
Population 224
Male Population 97
Female Population 127
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,309
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nichhiya compares

By the 2011 count Nichhiya is the 73rd largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 282 residents. Its 245.23 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Nichhiya

Nichhiya is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Nichhiya as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Nichhiya from other places

Nichhiya lies about 33 km from Dehradun. 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 Nichhiya
Tehsil headquarters Kalsi 3.2 km
Nearest town Pāonta Sāhib 24 km
District headquarters Dehradun 33 km

Villages closest to Nichhiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nichhiya village had a population of 224. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 282 residents.

Nichhiya village has 97 males and 127 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nichhiya has about 1309 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Nichhiya is 248158. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nichhiya covers 245.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nichhiya falls under Kalsi tehsil of Dehradun district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Nichhiya notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

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

Nichhiya is in Kalsi tehsil of Dehradun district. Kalsi is about 3.2 km away. Pāonta Sāhib is about 24 km away. Dehradun is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sairi (under 2 km), Dhoira (under 2 km) and Thurau (under 2 km).

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

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