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About Daha Village

Daha is a large village in Gamharia tehsil, in the district of Madhepura, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,893, made up of 1,486 males and 1,407 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 388 hectares hectares.

Daha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Daha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Madhepura
Tehsil Gamharia
Area (hectares) 388 hectares
Population 2,893
Male Population 1,486
Female Population 1,407
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Daha compares

By the 2011 count Daha is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 6,877 residents. Its 388 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Daha

Daha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Daha as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Daha from other places

Daha lies about 92 km from Madhepura, and the nearest railway station is Korahia, about 4.8 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 Daha
Nearest railway station Korahia 4.8 km
Nearest town Jainagar 7.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Gamharia 20 km
District headquarters Madhepura 92 km

Villages closest to Daha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Daha village had a population of 2,893. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,877 residents.

Daha village has 1,486 males and 1,407 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Daha has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 925.

Daha covers 388 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Daha falls under Gamharia tehsil of Madhepura district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Daha is Korahia, about 4.8 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 village for Daha.

Daha is about 92 km from Madhepura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Daha is in Gamharia tehsil of Madhepura district. Korahia is about 4.8 km away. Jainagar is about 7.3 km away. Gamharia 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 Parwaha (2.1 km), Piprahi (9.6 km) and Gamharia (20 km).

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

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