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About Diwandih Village

Diwandih is a large village in Korha tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,848, made up of 1,526 males and 1,322 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 866 females per 1000 males. The village covers 129.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Diwandih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Diwandih village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Korha
Pincode 854104
Area (hectares) 129.02 hectares
Population 2,848
Male Population 1,526
Female Population 1,322
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 866
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Diwandih compares

By the 2011 count Diwandih is the 37th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,872 residents. Its 129.02 hectares work out to about 22 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 938.

Getting to Diwandih

Diwandih is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Diwandih as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Diwandih from other places

Diwandih lies about 20 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Karagola Road, about 6.0 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 Diwandih
Nearest railway station Karagola Road 6.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Korha 20 km
District headquarters Katihar 20 km

Villages closest to Diwandih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Diwandih village had a population of 2,848. That makes it the 37th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,872 residents.

Diwandih village has 1,526 males and 1,322 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Diwandih has about 866 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Diwandih is 854104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Diwandih covers 129.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Diwandih falls under Korha tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Diwandih is Karagola Road, about 6.0 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Diwandih.

Diwandih is about 20 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Diwandih is in Korha tehsil of Katihar district. Karagola Road is about 6.0 km away. Korha is about 20 km away. Katihar is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mirzapur (under 2 km), Pawai (under 2 km) and Lalia (2.6 km).

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

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