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About Dihra Village

Dihra is a mid sized village in Chandi tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,527, made up of 807 males and 720 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 158 hectares hectares.

Dihra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dihra village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Chandi
Area (hectares) 158 hectares
Population 1,527
Male Population 807
Female Population 720
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 892
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dihra compares

By the 2011 count Dihra is the 33rd largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,336 residents. Its 158 hectares work out to about 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Dihra

Dihra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dihra as Available within 5 - 10 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dihra from other places

Dihra lies about 78 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Garhani, about 9.7 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 Dihra
Nearest railway station Garhani 9.7 km
Nearest town Arrah 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Chandi 15 km
District headquarters Nalanda 78 km

Villages closest to Dihra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dihra village had a population of 1,527. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,336 residents.

Dihra village has 807 males and 720 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dihra has about 892 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 923.

Dihra covers 158 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dihra falls under Chandi tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dihra is Garhani, about 9.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dihra.

Dihra is about 78 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dihra is in Chandi tehsil of Nalanda district. Garhani is about 9.7 km away. Arrah is about 15 km away. Chandi is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhagwanpur (3.3 km), Sartha (5.9 km) and Salehpur (6.1 km).

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

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