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{{Short description|Town in Uttar Pradesh, India}}{{About|a town in [[Shahjahanpur District]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]|other places with the same name|Nigohi (disambiguation){{!}}Nigohi}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2023}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2023}}
{{Infobox place
| name = Nigohi
| settlement_type = Town
| pushpin_map = India Uttar Pradesh#India
| coordinates = {{coord|28|06|07|N|79|52|14|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts in India|District]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[Tehsil]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Shahjahanpur district|Shahjahanpur]]
| subdivision_name3 = Tilhar
| government_type = [[Sarpanch]]
| area_total_km2 = 4.12
| elevation_m = 160
| population_total = 18523
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_density_km2 = auto
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 242407
}}
'''Nigohi''' is a town in Tilhar Tehsil, [[Shahjahanpur district|Shahjahanpur District]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]. It is situated on the northern part of Shahjahanpur District, about 25 kilometres north of the district capital [[Shahjahanpur]], and 20 kilometres northeast of the tehsil capital [[Tilhar]]. In the year 2011, the town has a population of 18,523.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Basic Population Figures of India, States, Districts, Sub-District and Village, 2011 |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/42554/download/46180/2011-IndiaStateDistSbDistVill-0000.xlsx |access-date=2023-04-07 |website=censusindia.gov.in |archive-date=2 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230302073337/https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/42554/download/46180/2011-IndiaStateDistSbDistVill-0000.xlsx |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Name==
According to Paul Whalley, the name ''Nigohī'' represents a contracted form of ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/न्यग्रोध#Sanskrit nyagrodha]'', a nickname for the [[banyan]] tree.<ref name="Whalley 1926">{{cite journal |last1=Whalley |first1=Paul |title=Place-Names in the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, Chapter III, Part 1 |journal=The Journal of the United Provinces Historical Society |date=1926 |volume=3 |issue=2 |pages=1–60 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PwdDAAAAYAAJ |access-date=22 July 2023 |archive-date=23 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230723102134/https://books.google.com/books?id=PwdDAAAAYAAJ |url-status=live }}</ref>{{rp|39}}

== Geography ==
Nigohi is located on the southern bank of Kaimua River. It is bounded by the village of Patrajpur to the north, the village of Kaveerpur Sotupur to the east, the village of Mishripur to the south, and the village of Paidapur to the west. Its average elevation is 160 metres above the sea level.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nigohi topographic map, elevation, terrain |url=https://en-gb.topographic-map.com/map-3tjws8/Nigohi/?center=28.10378,79.87267 |access-date=2023-04-15 |website=Topographic maps |language=en |archive-date=15 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230415014905/https://en-gb.topographic-map.com/map-3tjws8/Nigohi/?center=28.10378,79.87267 |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Climate ==
According to the [[Köppen climate classification|Köppen Climate Classification]], Nigohi has a [[Humid subtropical climate|Humid Subtropical Climate]]. Its wettest month is July, with 309 mm of average rainfall; and the driest month is November, with 3 mm of average rainfall.
{{Weather box
| width = auto
| collapsed = Yes
| metric first = Yes
| single line = Yes
| location = Nigohi
| Jan high C = 20.4
| Feb high C = 24
| Mar high C = 30.2
| Apr high C = 36.5
| May high C = 38.1
| Jun high C = 36.4
| Jul high C = 31.9
| Aug high C = 31.3
| Sep high C = 31
| Oct high C = 30.4
| Nov high C = 27
| Dec high C = 22.3
| Jan mean C = 14.1
| Feb mean C = 17.5
| Mar mean C = 23
| Apr mean C = 29.1
| May mean C = 31.7
| Jun mean C = 31.6
| Jul mean C = 28.6
| Aug mean C = 28
| Sep mean C = 27.2
| Oct mean C = 24.7
| Nov mean C = 20.4
| Dec mean C = 15.6
| year mean C =
| Jan low C = 8.4
| Feb low C = 11.4
| Mar low C = 15.8
| Apr low C = 21.3
| May low C = 24.9
| Jun low C = 26.6
| Jul low C = 25.8
| Aug low C = 25.5
| Sep low C = 23.9
| Oct low C = 19
| Nov low C = 14.1
| Dec low C = 9.6
| rain colour = green
| Jan rain mm = 25
| Feb rain mm = 37
| Mar rain mm = 21
| Apr rain mm = 16
| May rain mm = 20
| Jun rain mm = 129
| Jul rain mm = 309
| Aug rain mm = 269
| Sep rain mm = 152
| Oct rain mm = 22
| Nov rain mm = 3
| Dec rain mm = 13
| source = Climate-Data.org<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nigohi climate: Temperature Nigohi & Weather By Month - Climate-Data.org |url=https://en.climate-data.org/asia/india/uttar-pradesh/nigohi-175451/ |access-date=2023-04-14 |website=en.climate-data.org |archive-date=15 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230415014903/https://en.climate-data.org/asia/india/uttar-pradesh/nigohi-175451/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
}}

== Demographics ==
As of 2011, Nigohi has a total of 3,194 households. Out of the 18,523 residents, 9,767 are male and 8,756 are female. Its literacy rate is 52.28%, with 5,847 of the male population and 3,836 of the female population being literate. The town's census location code is 133945.<ref name=":0" />

== References ==
{{Reflist}}
[[Category:Villages in Shahjahanpur district]]

Nigohi, Shahjahanpur - Revision history

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