About Dip Village

Dip is one of the larger villages in Lakhnaur tehsil, in the district of Madhubani, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 21,564, made up of 11,104 males and 10,460 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1271.1 hectares hectares.

Dip Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dip village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Madhubani
Tehsil	Lakhnaur
Area (hectares)	1271.1 hectares
Population	21,564
Male Population	11,104
Female Population	10,460
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	942
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dip compares

By the 2011 count Dip is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 4,417 residents. Its 1271.1 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Dip

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

How far is Dip from other places

Dip lies about 27 km from Madhubani, and the nearest railway station is Jhanjharpur Bazar, about 3.8 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 Dip
Tehsil headquarters	Lakhnaur	3.5 km
Nearest railway station	Jhanjharpur Bazar	3.8 km
Nearest town	Jhanjhārpur	4.4 km
District headquarters	Madhubani	27 km

Villages closest to Dip

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dip village had a population of 21,564. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,417 residents.

Dip village has 11,104 males and 10,460 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dip has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 936.

Dip covers 1271.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dip falls under Lakhnaur tehsil of Madhubani district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dip is Jhanjharpur Bazar, about 3.8 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dip.

Dip is about 27 km from Madhubani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dip is in Lakhnaur tehsil of Madhubani district. Lakhnaur is about 3.5 km away. Jhanjharpur Bazar is about 3.8 km away. Jhanjhārpur is about 4.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.