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About Dahiyawan Village

Dahiyawan is a mid sized village in Durgawati tehsil, in the district of Kaimur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,258, made up of 636 males and 622 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 160 hectares hectares.

Dahiyawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dahiyawan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Kaimur
Tehsil Durgawati
Area (hectares) 160 hectares
Population 1,258
Male Population 636
Female Population 622
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Dahiyawan compares

By the 2011 count Dahiyawan is the 40th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,528 residents. Its 160 hectares work out to about 7.9 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 939.

Getting to Dahiyawan

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

How far is Dahiyawan from other places

Dahiyawan lies about 21 km from Kaimur, and the nearest railway station is Twining Ganj, about 16 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 Dahiyawan
Nearest railway station Twining Ganj 16 km
Nearest town Dumraon 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Durgawati 21 km
District headquarters Kaimur 21 km

Villages closest to Dahiyawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dahiyawan village had a population of 1,258. That makes it the 40th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,528 residents.

Dahiyawan village has 636 males and 622 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dahiyawan has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 939.

Dahiyawan covers 160 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dahiyawan falls under Durgawati tehsil of Kaimur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dahiyawan is Twining Ganj, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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 Dahiyawan.

Dahiyawan is about 21 km from Kaimur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dahiyawan is in Durgawati tehsil of Kaimur district. Twining Ganj is about 16 km away. Dumraon is about 16 km away. Durgawati is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhan Saray (5.6 km), Kharsara (5.6 km) and Panrepur (7.5 km).

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

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