About Dihri Village

Dihri is one of the larger villages in Harnaut tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 11,229, made up of 5,908 males and 5,321 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1074 hectares hectares.

Dihri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dihri village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nalanda
Tehsil	Harnaut
Area (hectares)	1074 hectares
Population	11,229
Male Population	5,908
Female Population	5,321
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	901
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dihri compares

By the 2011 count Dihri is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,669 residents. Its 1074 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 906.

Getting to Dihri

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

How far is Dihri from other places

Dihri lies about 21 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Harnaut, about under 2 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 Dihri
Nearest railway station	Harnaut	under 2 km
Nearest town	Bakhtiarpur	8.5 km
District headquarters	Nalanda	21 km

Villages closest to Dihri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dihri village had a population of 11,229. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,669 residents.

Dihri village has 5,908 males and 5,321 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dihri has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 906.

Dihri covers 1074 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dihri falls under Harnaut tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dihri is Harnaut, about under 2 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 - 10 km distance for Dihri.

Dihri is about 21 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dihri is in Harnaut tehsil of Nalanda district. Harnaut is about under 2 km away. Bakhtiarpur is about 8.5 km away. Nalanda is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.