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About Nishni Village

Nishni is a small village in Pauri tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 329, made up of 128 males and 201 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,570 females per 1000 males. The village covers 476.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246147, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nishni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nishni village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Pauri
Pincode 246147
Area (hectares) 476.96 hectares
Population 329
Male Population 128
Female Population 201
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,570
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nishni compares

By the 2011 count Nishni is the 74th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 143 residents. Its 476.96 hectares work out to about 0.7 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 1259.

Getting to Nishni

Nishni is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Nishni as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Nishni from other places

Nishni lies about 38 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 49 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 Nishni
Tehsil headquarters Pauri 6.4 km
District headquarters Garhwal 38 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 49 km

Villages closest to Nishni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nishni village had a population of 329. That makes it the 74th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 143 residents.

Nishni village has 128 males and 201 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nishni has about 1570 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1259.

The pincode recorded for Nishni is 246147. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nishni covers 476.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nishni falls under Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Nishni is Kotdwara, about 49 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Nishni.

Nishni is about 38 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nishni is in Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district. Pauri is about 6.4 km away. Garhwal is about 38 km away. Kotdwara is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nisni (under 2 km), Ashgarh (under 2 km) and Bagar (under 2 km).

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

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