About Duha Village

Duha is a mid sized village in Barsoi tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 941, made up of 485 males and 456 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 855102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Duha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Duha village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Barsoi
Pincode	855102
Area (hectares)	98 hectares
Population	941
Male Population	485
Female Population	456
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	940
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Duha compares

By the 2011 count Duha is the 116th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents. Its 98 hectares work out to about 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Duha

Duha is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Duha 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Duha from other places

Duha lies about 40 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Kachna, about 8.1 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 Duha
Tehsil headquarters	Barsoi	6.5 km
Nearest railway station	Kachna	8.1 km
Nearest town	Rāiganj	16 km
District headquarters	Katihar	40 km

Villages closest to Duha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Duha village had a population of 941. That makes it the 116th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents.

Duha village has 485 males and 456 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Duha has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 928.

The pincode recorded for Duha is 855102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Duha covers 98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Duha falls under Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Duha is Kachna, about 8.1 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 10+ km distance for Duha.

Duha 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.

Duha is in Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district. Barsoi is about 6.5 km away. Kachna is about 8.1 km away. Rāiganj is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.