About Dahania Village

Dahania is a large village in Azamnagar tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,164, made up of 1,684 males and 1,480 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 879 females per 1000 males. The village covers 123.48 hectares hectares.

Dahania Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dahania village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Azamnagar
Area (hectares)	123.48 hectares
Population	3,164
Male Population	1,684
Female Population	1,480
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	879
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dahania compares

By the 2011 count Dahania is the 21st largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents. Its 123.48 hectares work out to about 26 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 933.

Getting to Dahania

Dahania is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dahania as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dahania from other places

Dahania lies about 26 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Kamalpur Halt, about under 2 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 Dahania
Nearest railway station	Kamalpur Halt	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Azamnagar	2.6 km
District headquarters	Katihar	26 km

Villages closest to Dahania

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

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Common questions about Dahania

As per the Census of India 2011, Dahania village had a population of 3,164. That makes it the 21st largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents.

Dahania village has 1,684 males and 1,480 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dahania has about 879 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

Dahania covers 123.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dahania falls under Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dahania is Kamalpur Halt, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dahania.

Dahania is about 26 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dahania is in Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district. Kamalpur Halt is about under 2 km away. Azamnagar is about 2.6 km away. Katihar is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.