About Dirua Village

Dirua is a large village in Barkhetri tehsil, in the district of Nalbari, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,547, made up of 1,307 males and 1,240 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 288.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 781304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dirua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dirua village
Description	Value
State	Assam
District	Nalbari
Tehsil	Barkhetri
Pincode	781304
Area (hectares)	288.12 hectares
Population	2,547
Male Population	1,307
Female Population	1,240
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	949
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dirua compares

By the 2011 count Dirua is the 16th largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,663 residents. Its 288.12 hectares work out to about 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Dirua

Dirua is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dirua as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dirua from other places

Dirua lies about 14 km from Nalbari, and the nearest railway station is Kaithalkuchi, about 10 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Dirua
Nearest railway station	Kaithalkuchi	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Barkhetri	14 km
District headquarters	Nalbari	14 km
Nearest town	Nalbāri	14 km

Villages closest to Dirua

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barkhetri tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Dirua

As per the Census of India 2011, Dirua village had a population of 2,547. That makes it the 16th largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,663 residents.

Dirua village has 1,307 males and 1,240 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dirua has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Dirua is 781304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dirua covers 288.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dirua falls under Barkhetri tehsil of Nalbari district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Dirua is Kaithalkuchi, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Dirua.

Dirua is about 14 km from Nalbari in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dirua is in Barkhetri tehsil of Nalbari district. Kaithalkuchi is about 10 km away. Barkhetri is about 14 km away. Nalbari is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.