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About Dahipura Village

Dahipura is a mid sized village in Sikti tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 899, made up of 479 males and 420 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 877 females per 1000 males. The village covers 144.71 hectares hectares.

Dahipura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dahipura village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Araria
Tehsil Sikti
Area (hectares) 144.71 hectares
Population 899
Male Population 479
Female Population 420
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 877
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 Dahipura compares

By the 2011 count Dahipura is the 43rd largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,814 residents. Its 144.71 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Dahipura

Dahipura is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dahipura 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 Dahipura from other places

Dahipura lies about 29 km from Araria. 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 Dahipura
Tehsil headquarters Sikti 8.4 km
Nearest town Jogbani 20 km
District headquarters Araria 29 km

Villages closest to Dahipura

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.

Common questions about Dahipura

As per the Census of India 2011, Dahipura village had a population of 899. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,814 residents.

Dahipura village has 479 males and 420 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dahipura has about 877 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 938.

Dahipura covers 144.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dahipura falls under Sikti tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The census record for Dahipura notes the nearest railway station 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 Dahipura.

Dahipura is about 29 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dahipura is in Sikti tehsil of Araria district. Sikti is about 8.4 km away. Jogbani is about 20 km away. Araria is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amgachhi Milik (under 2 km), Amgachhi Milik Arazi (under 2 km) and Milik Arazi (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Dahipura today is likely to be higher.

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