About Dahura Village

Dahura is one of the larger villages in Manigachhi tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 12,686, made up of 6,687 males and 5,999 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 435 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841239, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dahura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dahura village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Darbhanga
Tehsil	Manigachhi
Pincode	841239
Area (hectares)	435 hectares
Population	12,686
Male Population	6,687
Female Population	5,999
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	897
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Dahura compares

By the 2011 count Dahura is the 4th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 5,443 residents. Its 435 hectares work out to about 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Dahura

Dahura is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dahura 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dahura from other places

Dahura lies about 19 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Sakri Junction, about under 2 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 Dahura
Nearest railway station	Sakri Junction	under 2 km
Nearest town	Madhubani	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Manigachhi	19 km
District headquarters	Darbhanga	19 km

Villages closest to Dahura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dahura village had a population of 12,686. That makes it the 4th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,443 residents.

Dahura village has 6,687 males and 5,999 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dahura has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Dahura is 841239. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dahura covers 435 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dahura falls under Manigachhi tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dahura is Sakri Junction, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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 Dahura.

Dahura is about 19 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dahura is in Manigachhi tehsil of Darbhanga district. Sakri Junction is about under 2 km away. Madhubani is about 16 km away. Manigachhi is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.