Nikashi is a village in Baska mandal, Baksa district, Assam, with a population of 2,510 residing in 485 households. The village has a literacy rate of 62.8% and includes one hospital (PIN 781372).
By population, Nikashi ranks #41 of 357 villages in Baska mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Nikashi is a village of 2,510 people in 485 households (Census 2011) in Baska block, Baksa district, Assam, the 41st-largest of 357 villages in Baska block. Literacy is 63%, 3 points above the block average of 60% and the sex ratio is 990 women per 1,000 men. It lies 34 km from the Baksa district centre, 30 km from Tihu railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 781372, served by Mussalpur post office; the LGD village code is 304471. The nearest hospital or health centre is Nikashi Civil Hospital, <1 km away. The village votes in Rangiya assembly constituency, represented by MLA Bhabesh Kalita. The population is estimated at 2,959 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nikashi · this village | 2,510 | 63% | — |
| Subankhata · Baska | 1,733 | 63% | 6.6 km NE |
| Dumunibagan · Baska | 6,855 | 31% | 6.8 km W |
| Mushalpur · Baska | 795 | 67% | 8.2 km SW |
| Charaimari · Baska | 1,676 | 81% | 9.5 km SW |
| Charaimari · Dudhnai | 671 | 80% | 9.5 km SW |
| Charaimari · Palasbari | 342 | 17% | 9.5 km SW |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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