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About Dahiwar Village

Dahiwar is a large village in Buxar tehsil, in the district of Buxar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,145, made up of 1,101 males and 1,044 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 106.9 hectares hectares.

Dahiwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dahiwar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Buxar
Tehsil Buxar
Area (hectares) 106.9 hectares
Population 2,145
Male Population 1,101
Female Population 1,044
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dahiwar compares

By the 2011 count Dahiwar is the 28th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,879 residents. Its 106.9 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 891.

Getting to Dahiwar

Dahiwar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dahiwar as Available within 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dahiwar from other places

Dahiwar lies about 7.9 km from Buxar, and the nearest railway station is Baruna, about 3.5 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 Dahiwar
Nearest railway station Baruna 3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Buxar 7.9 km

Villages closest to Dahiwar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dahiwar village had a population of 2,145. That makes it the 28th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,879 residents.

Dahiwar village has 1,101 males and 1,044 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dahiwar has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 891.

Dahiwar covers 106.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dahiwar falls under Buxar tehsil of Buxar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dahiwar is Baruna, about 3.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Dahiwar is about 7.9 km from Buxar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dahiwar is in Buxar tehsil of Buxar district. Baruna is about 3.5 km away. Buxar is about 7.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Garani (under 2 km), Ramubariya (under 2 km) and Dungurpur (1.5 km).

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

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