# Nimej Village, Barhampur, Buxar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Barhampur, Buxar 

# Nimej

Nimej is a village in Barhampur sub-district of Buxar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **6,482 people in 896 households**, the 6th largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.0%.

- 6,482people (2011)
- 896households
- 74.2%literacy
- 928females per 1,000 males

## Nimej PIN code and other codes

Nimej falls in Barhampur sub-district, Buxar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatNimej
- Community development blockBarhampur
- Census village code247977

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Nimej from nearby towns?

- Barhampur (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Buxar (district HQ)38 km by road
- Dumraon (nearest town)16 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Nimej?

21 services counted by the Census are inside Nimej; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kathar
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Dumri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Buxar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 4 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Nimej known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 59% of the 351 hectares of village land is sown, and 186 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Nimej

Of every 100 households in Nimej in 2011, 29 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Nimej · ■ Barhampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****29%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****32%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****68%**

**77%

Tap water ****2%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****72%**

**76%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%**

**89%

Use banking services ****61%**

**60%

Television ****24%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****22%**

**17%

Own their home ****98%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Nimej?

■ Nimej · ■ Barhampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.2%**

**67.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****928**

**922

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****955**

**930

Working population ****27.3%**

**33.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.6% for men and 62.8% for women. 41% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 167 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 238 (13%) · **■** Household industry 33 (2%) · **■** Other work 405 (23%) · **■** Marginal 925 (52%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Barhampur

- Barhampur17,057 people
- Raghunathpur11,857 people
- Gayghat8,633 people
- Kaithi6,800 people
- Mahuar6,421 people
- Kant6,004 people
- Bararhi5,374 people
- Bhadwar5,318 people

[All 104 villages in Barhampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/buxar/barhampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Nimej from Buxar?38 km by road
- What is the population of Nimej?6,482 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nimej in?Buxar district (Barhampur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Nimej?74.2% (Census 2011)