# Niman Village, Bodh Gaya, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Bodh Gaya, Gaya 

# Niman

Niman is a village in Bodh Gaya sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,777 people in 283 households**, the 42nd largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.1%.

- 1,777people (2011)
- 283households
- 60.6%literacy
- 936females per 1,000 males

## Niman PIN code and other codes

Niman falls in Bodh Gaya sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatNiman
- Community development blockBodh Gaya
- Census village code256587

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

## How far is Niman from nearby towns?

- Bodh Gaya (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)20 km by road
- Bodh Gaya (nearest town)10 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 Niman?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Niman; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Bashrhi
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bodh Gaya
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Bodh Gaya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 6 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 Niman known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 92% of the 263 hectares of village land is sown, and 203 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 Niman

Of every 100 households in Niman in 2011, 55 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Niman · ■ Bodh Gaya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****55%**

**17%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****49%**

**41%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**94%

Use banking services ****60%**

**42%

Television ****5%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****36%**

**37%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Niman?

■ Niman · ■ Bodh Gaya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.6%**

**58.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****936**

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****983**

**958

Working population ****33.7%**

**37.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.1% for men and 52.5% for women. 42% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 131 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 54 (9%) · **■** Household industry 14 (2%) · **■** Other work 316 (53%) · **■** Marginal 83 (14%)

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 Bodh Gaya

- Parewa1,983 people
- Bagdaha1,888 people
- Kanhaul1,813 people
- Silaunja1,785 people
- Tikuna1,758 people
- Karman Dhab1,701 people
- Gapha Kalan1,675 people
- Narkatiya1,671 people

[All 139 villages in Bodh Gaya](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/bodh-gaya/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Niman from Gaya?20 km by road
- What is the population of Niman?1,777 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Niman in?Gaya district (Bodh Gaya sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Niman?60.6% (Census 2011)