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About Dilawarpur Village

Dilawarpur is a large village in Amdabad tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,355, made up of 1,793 males and 1,562 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 871 females per 1000 males. The village covers 13 hectares hectares.

Dilawarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dilawarpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Amdabad
Area (hectares) 13 hectares
Population 3,355
Male Population 1,793
Female Population 1,562
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 871
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dilawarpur compares

By the 2011 count Dilawarpur is the 13th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 4,008 residents. Its 13 hectares work out to about 258 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Dilawarpur

Dilawarpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dilawarpur as Available within 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 Dilawarpur from other places

Dilawarpur lies about 31 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Tejnarayanpur, about 6.9 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 Dilawarpur
Nearest railway station Tejnarayanpur 6.9 km
Nearest town Manihāri 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Amdabad 31 km
District headquarters Katihar 31 km

Villages closest to Dilawarpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dilawarpur village had a population of 3,355. That makes it the 13th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,008 residents.

Dilawarpur village has 1,793 males and 1,562 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dilawarpur has about 871 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 924.

Dilawarpur covers 13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 258 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dilawarpur falls under Amdabad tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dilawarpur is Tejnarayanpur, about 6.9 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 - 10 km distance for Dilawarpur.

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

Dilawarpur is in Amdabad tehsil of Katihar district. Tejnarayanpur is about 6.9 km away. Manihāri is about 16 km away. Amdabad is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bairia (under 2 km), Jamra (2.4 km) and Ahmadabad (3.7 km).

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

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