About Dihwa Village

Dihwa is a mid sized village in Rafiganj tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 844, made up of 411 males and 433 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,054 females per 1000 males. The village covers 99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dihwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dihwa village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Aurangabad
Tehsil	Rafiganj
Pincode	824125
Area (hectares)	99 hectares
Population	844
Male Population	411
Female Population	433
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,054
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dihwa compares

By the 2011 count Dihwa is the 131st largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,326 residents. Its 99 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Dihwa

Dihwa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dihwa as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Dihwa from other places

Dihwa lies about 21 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Dev Road Halt, about 9.3 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 Dihwa
Nearest railway station	Dev Road Halt	9.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Rafiganj	10 km
District headquarters	Aurangabad	21 km

Villages closest to Dihwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dihwa village had a population of 844. That makes it the 131st largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,326 residents.

Dihwa village has 411 males and 433 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dihwa has about 1054 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Dihwa is 824125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dihwa covers 99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dihwa falls under Rafiganj tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dihwa is Dev Road Halt, about 9.3 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dihwa.

Dihwa is about 21 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dihwa is in Rafiganj tehsil of Aurangabad district. Dev Road Halt is about 9.3 km away. Rafiganj is about 10 km away. Aurangabad is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.