About Dahgawan Village

Dahgawan is a large village in Sikti tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,013, made up of 1,581 males and 1,432 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 363 hectares hectares.

Dahgawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dahgawan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Araria
Tehsil	Sikti
Area (hectares)	363 hectares
Population	3,013
Male Population	1,581
Female Population	1,432
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	906
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dahgawan compares

By the 2011 count Dahgawan is the 19th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,814 residents. Its 363 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Dahgawan

Dahgawan is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dahgawan as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Dahgawan from other places

Dahgawan lies about 25 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Arariya, about 30 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 Dahgawan
Tehsil headquarters	Sikti	4.2 km
District headquarters	Araria	25 km
Nearest town	Arāria	25 km
Nearest railway station	Arariya	30 km

Villages closest to Dahgawan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sikti 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 Dahgawan

As per the Census of India 2011, Dahgawan village had a population of 3,013. That makes it the 19th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,814 residents.

Dahgawan village has 1,581 males and 1,432 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dahgawan has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 938.

Dahgawan covers 363 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dahgawan falls under Sikti tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dahgawan is Arariya, about 30 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dahgawan.

Dahgawan is about 25 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dahgawan is in Sikti tehsil of Araria district. Sikti is about 4.2 km away. Araria is about 25 km away. Arāria is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.