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About Dipnagar Village

Dipnagar is a mid sized village in Sikti tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,524, made up of 784 males and 740 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 315 hectares hectares.

Dipnagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dipnagar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Araria
Tehsil Sikti
Area (hectares) 315 hectares
Population 1,524
Male Population 784
Female Population 740
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
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 Dipnagar compares

By the 2011 count Dipnagar is the 35th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,814 residents. Its 315 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Dipnagar

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

Dipnagar lies about 14 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Araria Court, about 22 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 Dipnagar
District headquarters Araria 14 km
Nearest town Arāria 14 km
Nearest railway station Araria Court 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Sikti 25 km

Villages closest to Dipnagar

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 Dipnagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Dipnagar village had a population of 1,524. That makes it the 35th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,814 residents.

Dipnagar village has 784 males and 740 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dipnagar has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

Dipnagar covers 315 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dipnagar falls under Sikti tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dipnagar is Araria Court, about 22 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 Dipnagar.

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

Dipnagar is in Sikti tehsil of Araria district. Araria is about 14 km away. Arāria is about 14 km away. Araria Court is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barahmasia Ranikatta (5.3 km), Amgachhi (13 km) and Aulabari (16 km).

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

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