# Nihani Village, Shahgarh, Sagar (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Shahgarh, Sagar 

# Nihani

Nihani is a village in Shahgarh sub-district of Sagar district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **801 people in 170 households**, the 50th largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 41.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.7%.

- 801people (2011)
- 170households
- 41.6%literacy
- 858females per 1,000 males

## Nihani PIN code and other codes

Nihani falls in Shahgarh sub-district, Sagar district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockShahgarh
- Census village code460425

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

## How far is Nihani from nearby towns?

- Shahgarh (sub-district HQ)40 km by road
- Sagar (district HQ)45 km by road
- Banda (nearest town)15 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 Nihani?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Nihani; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sagar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ 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 Nihani known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 64% of the 374 hectares of village land is sown, and 20 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 Nihani

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

■ Nihani · ■ Shahgarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**93%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**6%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****1%**

**30%

Television ****1%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****4%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****82%**

**46%

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 Nihani?

■ Nihani · ■ Shahgarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****41.6%**

**64.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****858**

**874

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****965**

**929

Working population ****29.6%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 47.8% for men and 34.1% for women. 53% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 38 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 186 (78%) · **■** Other work 7 (3%) · **■** Marginal 6 (3%)

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 Shahgarh

- Sadpur895 people
- Dhawara852 people
- Lidhoura850 people
- Hansrai841 people
- Batwaha791 people
- Neguwan786 people
- Nayakheda752 people
- Parsuwan751 people

[All 128 villages in Shahgarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/sagar/shahgarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Nihani from Sagar?45 km by road
- What is the population of Nihani?801 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nihani in?Sagar district (Shahgarh sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Nihani?41.6% (Census 2011)