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About Dilia Village

Dilia is a small village in Jagdishpur tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 445, made up of 234 males and 211 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 42 hectares hectares.

Dilia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dilia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Jagdishpur
Area (hectares) 42 hectares
Population 445
Male Population 234
Female Population 211
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dilia compares

By the 2011 count Dilia is the 127th largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,264 residents. Its 42 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 909.

Getting to Dilia

Dilia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dilia as Available within <5 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. The nearest villages by name are Dhauri, Dhawa, Dhawa Basantpur and Dhawa Fatehpur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Dilia

As per the Census of India 2011, Dilia village had a population of 445. That makes it the 127th largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,264 residents.

Dilia village has 234 males and 211 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dilia has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 909.

Dilia covers 42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dilia falls under Jagdishpur tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The census record for Dilia notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Dilia is in Jagdishpur tehsil of Bhagalpur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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