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About Dihura Village

Dihura is a large village in Tikari tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,675, made up of 1,401 males and 1,274 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 185 hectares hectares.

Dihura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dihura village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Tikari
Area (hectares) 185 hectares
Population 2,675
Male Population 1,401
Female Population 1,274
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dihura compares

By the 2011 count Dihura is the 25th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,627 residents. Its 185 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Dihura

Dihura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dihura as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Dihura from other places

Dihura lies about 28 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Ner Halt, about 15 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 Dihura
Tehsil headquarters Tikari 5.8 km
Nearest town Tekāri 5.8 km
Nearest railway station Ner Halt 15 km
District headquarters Gaya 28 km

Villages closest to Dihura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dihura village had a population of 2,675. That makes it the 25th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,627 residents.

Dihura village has 1,401 males and 1,274 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dihura has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 930.

Dihura covers 185 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dihura falls under Tikari tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dihura is Ner Halt, about 15 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dihura.

Dihura is about 28 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dihura is in Tikari tehsil of Gaya district. Tikari is about 5.8 km away. Tekāri is about 5.8 km away. Ner Halt is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ulle (under 2 km), Kuseta (under 2 km) and Mira Bigha (under 2 km).

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

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