About Niga Village

Niga is a small village in Khoyrasol tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 330, made up of 170 males and 160 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 67.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Niga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Niga village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Birbhum
Tehsil	Khoyrasol
Pincode	731221
Area (hectares)	67.31 hectares
Population	330
Male Population	170
Female Population	160
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	941
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 Niga compares

By the 2011 count Niga is the 104th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,179 residents. Its 67.31 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Niga

Niga is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Niga 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 Niga from other places

Niga lies about 94 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Raniganj, about 1.9 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 Niga
Nearest town	Rānīganj	under 2 km
Nearest railway station	Raniganj	1.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Khoyrasol	24 km
District headquarters	Birbhum	94 km

Villages closest to Niga

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

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Common questions about Niga

As per the Census of India 2011, Niga village had a population of 330. That makes it the 104th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,179 residents.

Niga village has 170 males and 160 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Niga has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Niga is 731221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Niga covers 67.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Niga falls under Khoyrasol tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Niga is Raniganj, about 1.9 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 Niga.

Niga is about 94 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Niga is in Khoyrasol tehsil of Birbhum district. Rānīganj is about under 2 km away. Raniganj is about 1.9 km away. Khoyrasol is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.