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About Dihri Village

Dihri is a mid sized village in Obra tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,962, made up of 1,022 males and 940 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 103 hectares hectares.

Dihri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dihri village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Obra
Area (hectares) 103 hectares
Population 1,962
Male Population 1,022
Female Population 940
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dihri compares

By the 2011 count Dihri is the 34th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,489 residents. Its 103 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Dihri

Dihri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dihri as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Dihri from other places

Dihri lies about 20 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Dewariya Kurmha Naresh Halt, about 8.7 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 Dihri
Tehsil headquarters Obra 4.3 km
Nearest railway station Dewariya Kurmha Naresh Halt 8.7 km
Nearest town Daudnagar 12 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 20 km

Villages closest to Dihri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dihri village had a population of 1,962. That makes it the 34th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,489 residents.

Dihri village has 1,022 males and 940 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dihri has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 928.

Dihri covers 103 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dihri falls under Obra tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dihri is Dewariya Kurmha Naresh Halt, about 8.7 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Dihri.

Dihri is about 20 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dihri is in Obra tehsil of Aurangabad district. Obra is about 4.3 km away. Dewariya Kurmha Naresh Halt is about 8.7 km away. Daudnagar is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sadikpur (under 2 km), Mastalichak (under 2 km) and Gauharpur (under 2 km).

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

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