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About Diha Village

Diha is a large village in Chainpur tehsil, in the district of Kaimur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,369, made up of 1,231 males and 1,138 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 143.26 hectares hectares.

Diha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Diha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Kaimur
Tehsil Chainpur
Area (hectares) 143.26 hectares
Population 2,369
Male Population 1,231
Female Population 1,138
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Diha compares

By the 2011 count Diha is the 20th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,264 residents. Its 143.26 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Diha

Diha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Diha as Available within 10+ 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 Diha from other places

Diha lies about 141 km from Kaimur, and the nearest railway station is Dharminiya, about 5.7 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
Tehsil headquarters Chainpur 5.3 km
Nearest railway station Dharminiya 5.7 km
Nearest town Sagauli 8.0 km
District headquarters Kaimur 141 km

Villages closest to Diha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chainpur 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 2,369. That makes it the 20th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,264 residents.

Diha village has 1,231 males and 1,138 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Diha has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 927.

Diha covers 143.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Diha falls under Chainpur tehsil of Kaimur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Diha is Dharminiya, about 5.7 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Diha.

Diha is about 141 km from Kaimur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Diha is in Chainpur tehsil of Kaimur district. Chainpur is about 5.3 km away. Dharminiya is about 5.7 km away. Sagauli is about 8.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shahpur (2.5 km), Maliksaray (4.7 km) and Chainpur (5.3 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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