# Nighma Village, Ghoghardiha, Madhubani (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Ghoghardiha, Madhubani 

# Nighma

Nighma is a village in Ghoghardiha sub-district of Madhubani district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,438 people in 449 households**, the 26th largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 58.1%.

- 2,438people (2011)
- 449households
- 57.5%literacy
- 877females per 1,000 males

## Nighma PIN code and other codes

Nighma falls in Ghoghardiha sub-district, Madhubani district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatNighma
- Community development blockGhoghardiha
- Census village code220777

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

## How far is Nighma from nearby towns?

- Ghoghardiha (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Madhubani (district HQ)75 km by road
- Ghoghardiha (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 Nighma?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Nighma; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sarauti
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ghoghardiha
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Ghoghardiha
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds

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 Nighma known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 84% of the 191 hectares of village land is sown, and 80 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 Nighma

Of every 100 households in Nighma in 2011, 34 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Nighma · ■ Ghoghardiha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****34%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**87%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****90%**

**53%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**96%

Use banking services ****75%**

**45%

Television ****2%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****40%**

**28%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Nighma?

■ Nighma · ■ Ghoghardiha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.5%**

**58.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****877**

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****953**

**952

Working population ****58.4%**

**43.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.7% for men and 43.2% for women. 59% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 154 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 992 (70%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 38 (3%) · **■** Marginal 240 (17%)

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 Ghoghardiha

- Indarwa2,826 people
- Deonathpatti2,769 people
- Lachhminia2,724 people
- Bishunpur2,541 people
- Hulaspatti2,219 people
- Bishuharia2,185 people
- Sahorwa2,063 people
- Rajuahi1,984 people

[All 49 villages in Ghoghardiha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhubani/ghoghardiha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Nighma from Madhubani?75 km by road
- What is the population of Nighma?2,438 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nighma in?Madhubani district (Ghoghardiha sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Nighma?57.5% (Census 2011)