About Datian Village

Datian is a large village in Balrampur tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,084, made up of 1,072 males and 1,012 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 243.96 hectares hectares.

Datian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Datian village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Balrampur
Area (hectares)	243.96 hectares
Population	2,084
Male Population	1,072
Female Population	1,012
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	944
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Datian compares

By the 2011 count Datian is the 22nd largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,238 residents. Its 243.96 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Datian

Datian is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Datian 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Datian from other places

Datian lies about 40 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Telta, about 3.2 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 Datian
Nearest railway station	Telta	3.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Balrampur	8.8 km
Nearest town	Rāiganj	32 km
District headquarters	Katihar	40 km

Villages closest to Datian

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Datian village had a population of 2,084. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,238 residents.

Datian village has 1,072 males and 1,012 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Datian has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

Datian covers 243.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Datian falls under Balrampur tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Datian is Telta, about 3.2 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 5 - 10 km distance for Datian.

Datian is about 40 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Datian is in Balrampur tehsil of Katihar district. Telta is about 3.2 km away. Balrampur is about 8.8 km away. Rāiganj is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.