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About Dinnagar Village

Dinnagar is one of the larger villages in Islamnagar Aliganj tehsil, in the district of Jamui, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,351, made up of 3,245 males and 3,106 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1089 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 811301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dinnagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dinnagar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Jamui
Tehsil Islamnagar Aliganj
Pincode 811301
Area (hectares) 1089 hectares
Population 6,351
Male Population 3,245
Female Population 3,106
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dinnagar compares

By the 2011 count Dinnagar is the 4th largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,206 residents. Its 1089 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Dinnagar

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

How far is Dinnagar from other places

Dinnagar lies about 31 km from Jamui, and the nearest railway station is Adarsh Manpur, 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 Dinnagar
Tehsil headquarters Islamnagar Aliganj 6.3 km
Nearest railway station Adarsh Manpur 15 km
Nearest town Sheikhpura 18 km
District headquarters Jamui 31 km

Villages closest to Dinnagar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Islamnagar Aliganj 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 Dinnagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Dinnagar village had a population of 6,351. That makes it the 4th largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,206 residents.

Dinnagar village has 3,245 males and 3,106 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dinnagar has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Dinnagar is 811301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dinnagar covers 1089 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dinnagar falls under Islamnagar Aliganj tehsil of Jamui district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dinnagar is Adarsh Manpur, 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 5 - 10 km distance for Dinnagar.

Dinnagar is about 31 km from Jamui in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dinnagar is in Islamnagar Aliganj tehsil of Jamui district. Islamnagar Aliganj is about 6.3 km away. Adarsh Manpur is about 15 km away. Sheikhpura is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mandra (2.4 km), Sahora (2.9 km) and Chhatiaini (3.4 km).

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

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