About Dainia Village

Dainia is a mid sized village in Sikti tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,180, made up of 624 males and 556 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 180 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854332, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dainia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dainia village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Araria
Tehsil	Sikti
Pincode	854332
Area (hectares)	180 hectares
Population	1,180
Male Population	624
Female Population	556
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	891
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 Dainia compares

By the 2011 count Dainia is the 39th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,814 residents. Its 180 hectares work out to about 6.6 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 Dainia

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

Dainia lies about 28 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 Dainia
Tehsil headquarters	Sikti	9.2 km
Nearest town	Jogbani	20 km
District headquarters	Araria	28 km

Villages closest to Dainia

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 Dainia

As per the Census of India 2011, Dainia village had a population of 1,180. That makes it the 39th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,814 residents.

Dainia village has 624 males and 556 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dainia has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Dainia is 854332. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dainia covers 180 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dainia falls under Sikti tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The census record for Dainia 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 Dainia.

Dainia is about 28 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dainia is in Sikti tehsil of Araria district. Sikti is about 9.2 km away. Jogbani is about 20 km away. Araria is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.