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About Dahua Village

Dahua is one of the larger villages in Bausi tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,692, made up of 5,058 males and 4,634 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 361 hectares hectares.

Dahua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dahua village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Banka
Tehsil Bausi
Area (hectares) 361 hectares
Population 9,692
Male Population 5,058
Female Population 4,634
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dahua compares

By the 2011 count Dahua is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,554 residents. Its 361 hectares work out to about 27 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 927.

Getting to Dahua

The census records public bus service for Dahua as Available within <5 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dahua from other places

Dahua lies about 16 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Mandar Hill, about 3.6 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 Dahua
Tehsil headquarters Bausi 3.3 km
Nearest railway station Mandar Hill 3.6 km
District headquarters Banka 16 km
Nearest town Bānka 16 km

Villages closest to Dahua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dahua village had a population of 9,692. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,554 residents.

Dahua village has 5,058 males and 4,634 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dahua has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 927.

Dahua covers 361 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dahua falls under Bausi tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dahua is Mandar Hill, about 3.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Dahua is about 16 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dahua is in Bausi tehsil of Banka district. Bausi is about 3.3 km away. Mandar Hill is about 3.6 km away. Banka is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dahua Arazi (under 2 km), Bena Mohanpur (under 2 km) and Suja Pur (under 2 km).

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

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