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About Dahibhat Village

Dahibhat is a large village in Terhagachh tehsil, in the district of Kishanganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,594, made up of 2,324 males and 2,270 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 431 hectares hectares.

Dahibhat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dahibhat village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Kishanganj
Tehsil Terhagachh
Area (hectares) 431 hectares
Population 4,594
Male Population 2,324
Female Population 2,270
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 977
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dahibhat compares

By the 2011 count Dahibhat is the 6th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,815 residents. Its 431 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Dahibhat

Dahibhat is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dahibhat as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Dahibhat from other places

Dahibhat lies about 41 km from Kishanganj, and the nearest railway station is Pawakhali, about 27 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 Dahibhat
Tehsil headquarters Terhagachh 3.6 km
Nearest town Bahādurganj 19 km
Nearest railway station Pawakhali 27 km
District headquarters Kishanganj 41 km

Villages closest to Dahibhat

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dahibhat village had a population of 4,594. That makes it the 6th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,815 residents.

Dahibhat village has 2,324 males and 2,270 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dahibhat has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 942.

Dahibhat covers 431 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dahibhat falls under Terhagachh tehsil of Kishanganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dahibhat is Pawakhali, about 27 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dahibhat.

Dahibhat is about 41 km from Kishanganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dahibhat is in Terhagachh tehsil of Kishanganj district. Terhagachh is about 3.6 km away. Bahādurganj is about 19 km away. Pawakhali is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Asha (under 2 km), Phulbari (1.7 km) and Phulbari Nankar (1.7 km).

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

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