Village · Bodh Gaya, Gaya # Niskha Niskha is a village in Bodh Gaya sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 1,124 people in 194 households, the 63rd largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.1%. - 1,124 people (2011) - 194 households - 46.1% literacy - 1,036 females per 1,000 males ## Niskha PIN code and other codes Niskha falls in Bodh Gaya sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar. - Gram panchayat Niskha - Community development block Bodh Gaya - Census village code 256539 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Niskha from nearby towns? - Bodh Gaya (sub-district HQ) 18 km by road - Gaya (district HQ) 28 km by road - Bodh Gaya (nearest town) 18 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Niskha? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Niskha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Gaya - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Bodh Gaya - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Gaya - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water 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. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Niskha known for? The main crops are paddy. About 99% of the 102 hectares of village land is sown, and 101 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Niskha Of every 100 households in Niskha in 2011, 0 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Niskha · ■ Bodh Gaya rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 17% - Toilet within the home 27% 12% - No toilet (open defecation) 73% 87% - Tap water 0% 2% - Drinking water within premises 25% 41% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 94% - Use banking services 25% 42% - Television 7% 13% - Mobile phone 44% 46% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 4% 6% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 43% 37% - Own their home 100% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Niskha? ■ Niskha · ■ Bodh Gaya rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 46.1% 58.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1036 952 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1211 958 - Working population 44.0% 37.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 55.2% for men and 36.9% for women. 53% of men and 35% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 41 (8%) · ■ Farm labourers 17 (3%) · ■ Household industry 6 (1%) · ■ Other work 35 (7%) · ■ Marginal 396 (80%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Bodh Gaya - Kolkha 1,257 people - Aunra 1,223 people - Parsawan 1,206 people - Asni 1,128 people - Antiya 1,122 people - Birhut 1,098 people - Khajawati 1,098 people - Budhaul 1,080 people All 139 villages in Bodh Gaya ## Quick answers - How far is Niskha from Gaya? 28 km by road - What is the population of Niskha? 1,124 (Census 2011) - Which district is Niskha in? Gaya district (Bodh Gaya sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Niskha? 46.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/bodh-gaya/niskha/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.