Village · Harrai, Chhindwara # Nikahi Nikahi is a village in Harrai sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 184 people in 34 households, the 188th largest of 210 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.8%. - 184 people (2011) - 34 households - 47.4% literacy - 1,067 females per 1,000 males ## Nikahi PIN code and other codes Nikahi falls in Harrai sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development block Harrai - Census village code 494023 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Nikahi from nearby towns? - Harrai (sub-district HQ) 56 km by road - Chhindwara (district HQ) 136 km by road - Harrai (nearest town) 56 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Nikahi? 2 services counted by the Census are inside Nikahi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Barka Kapa - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Harrai - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Chhindwara - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 6 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 Nikahi known for? About 9% of the 77 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Nikahi Of every 100 households in Nikahi in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Nikahi · ■ Harrai rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 66% - Toilet within the home 0% 3% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 97% - Tap water 0% 6% - Drinking water within premises 0% 5% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99% - Use banking services 100% 72% - Television 0% 5% - Mobile phone 0% 10% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 4% - Car / jeep / van 0% 0% - None of these assets 64% 65% - Own their home 100% 94% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Nikahi? ■ Nikahi · ■ Harrai rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 47.4% 54.8% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1067 1008 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1727 954 - Working population 60.3% 52.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 56.4% for men and 38.2% for women. 70% of men and 52% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 44 (40%) · ■ Farm labourers 53 (48%) · ■ Household industry 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 5 (5%) · ■ Marginal 8 (7%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Harrai - Jhirpi 218 people - Mudiya 213 people - Kukrepani 211 people - Dunda 206 people - Chanda Doh 182 people - Gheribakodi 182 people - Chhata Khurd 180 people - Kewlari 179 people All 218 villages in Harrai ## Quick answers - How far is Nikahi from Chhindwara? 136 km by road - What is the population of Nikahi? 184 (Census 2011) - Which district is Nikahi in? Chhindwara district (Harrai sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Nikahi? 47.4% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/harrai/nikahi/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.