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About Dihri Village

Dihri is a mid sized village in Islamnagar Aliganj tehsil, in the district of Jamui, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,018, made up of 520 males and 498 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 111 hectares hectares.

Dihri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dihri village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Jamui
Tehsil Islamnagar Aliganj
Area (hectares) 111 hectares
Population 1,018
Male Population 520
Female Population 498
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dihri compares

By the 2011 count Dihri is the 46th largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,206 residents. Its 111 hectares work out to about 9.2 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 940.

Getting to Dihri

Dihri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dihri as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Dihri from other places

Dihri lies about 37 km from Jamui, and the nearest railway station is Kusumha Bihar, about 18 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 Dihri
Tehsil headquarters Islamnagar Aliganj 6.6 km
Nearest railway station Kusumha Bihar 18 km
Nearest town Sheikhpura 20 km
District headquarters Jamui 37 km

Villages closest to Dihri

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 Dihri

As per the Census of India 2011, Dihri village had a population of 1,018. That makes it the 46th largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,206 residents.

Dihri village has 520 males and 498 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dihri has about 958 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.

Dihri covers 111 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Dihri is Kusumha Bihar, about 18 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dihri.

Dihri is about 37 km from Jamui in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dihri is in Islamnagar Aliganj tehsil of Jamui district. Islamnagar Aliganj is about 6.6 km away. Kusumha Bihar is about 18 km away. Sheikhpura is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tajpur (under 2 km), Mahathpur (under 2 km) and Solahpur (under 2 km).

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

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