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About Nisni Village

Nisni is a mid sized village in Pauri tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 854, made up of 377 males and 477 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,265 females per 1000 males. The village covers 326.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nisni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nisni village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Pauri
Pincode 246001
Area (hectares) 326.92 hectares
Population 854
Male Population 377
Female Population 477
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,265
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nisni compares

By the 2011 count Nisni is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 143 residents. Its 326.92 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1259.

Getting to Nisni

Nisni is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Nisni as Available within 5 - 10 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 Nisni from other places

Nisni 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 Nisni
Tehsil headquarters Pauri 6.4 km
District headquarters Garhwal 38 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 49 km

Villages closest to Nisni

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 Nisni

As per the Census of India 2011, Nisni village had a population of 854. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 143 residents.

Nisni village has 377 males and 477 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nisni has about 1265 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1259.

The pincode recorded for Nisni is 246001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nisni covers 326.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nisni falls under Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Nisni 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Nisni.

Nisni 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.

Nisni 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 Nishni (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 Nisni today is likely to be higher.

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