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About Diha Village

Diha is a mid sized village in Belaganj tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,951, made up of 996 males and 955 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 151 hectares hectares.

Diha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Diha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Belaganj
Area (hectares) 151 hectares
Population 1,951
Male Population 996
Female Population 955
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Diha compares

By the 2011 count Diha is the 40th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,968 residents. Its 151 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Diha

Diha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Diha as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Diha from other places

Diha lies about 24 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Guraru, about 8.7 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 Diha
Nearest railway station Guraru 8.7 km
Nearest town Rafiganj 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Belaganj 24 km
District headquarters Gaya 24 km

Villages closest to Diha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Diha village had a population of 1,951. That makes it the 40th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,968 residents.

Diha village has 996 males and 955 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Diha has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 935.

Diha covers 151 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Diha falls under Belaganj tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Diha is Guraru, about 8.7 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Diha.

Diha is about 24 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Diha is in Belaganj tehsil of Gaya district. Guraru is about 8.7 km away. Rafiganj is about 18 km away. Belaganj is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Regania Chak (4.6 km), Dharmagatpur (5.4 km) and Barah Kurwa (8.2 km).

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

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