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About Nima Village

Nima is a small village in Mayureswar II tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 75, made up of 38 males and 37 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 72.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731213, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nima Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nima village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Mayureswar II
Pincode 731213
Area (hectares) 72.71 hectares
Population 75
Male Population 38
Female Population 37
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Nima compares

By the 2011 count Nima is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents. Its 72.71 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Nima

Nima is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nima as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Nima from other places

Nima lies about 15 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Rampurhat Junction, about 12 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 Nima
Nearest town Rampur Hat 12 km
Nearest railway station Rampurhat Junction 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Mayureswar II 15 km
District headquarters Birbhum 15 km

Villages closest to Nima

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mayureswar II 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 Nima

As per the Census of India 2011, Nima village had a population of 75. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents.

Nima village has 38 males and 37 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nima has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Nima is 731213. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nima covers 72.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nima falls under Mayureswar II tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Nima is Rampurhat Junction, about 12 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Nima.

Nima is about 15 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nima is in Mayureswar II tehsil of Birbhum district. Rampur Hat is about 12 km away. Rampurhat Junction is about 12 km away. Mayureswar II is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kasipur (1.7 km), Selahat (2.6 km) and Chhota Turigram (5.8 km).

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

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