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About Dihra Village

Dihra is a mid sized village in Barun tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 523, made up of 275 males and 248 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 81 hectares hectares.

Dihra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dihra village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Barun
Area (hectares) 81 hectares
Population 523
Male Population 275
Female Population 248
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Dihra compares

By the 2011 count Dihra is the 121st largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,091 residents. Its 81 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Dihra

The census records public bus service for Dihra as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dihra from other places

Dihra lies about 25 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Chirailla Pauthu, about 13 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 Dihra
Nearest town Nāsriganj 8.9 km
Nearest railway station Chirailla Pauthu 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Barun 15 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 25 km

Villages closest to Dihra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dihra village had a population of 523. That makes it the 121st largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,091 residents.

Dihra village has 275 males and 248 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dihra has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 924.

Dihra covers 81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dihra falls under Barun tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dihra is Chirailla Pauthu, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dihra.

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

Dihra is in Barun tehsil of Aurangabad district. Nāsriganj is about 8.9 km away. Chirailla Pauthu is about 13 km away. Barun is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhangain (2.1 km), Barauli (2.3 km) and Kharjama (3.2 km).

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

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