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About Bindi Dih Village

Bindi Dih is a large village in Silao tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,843, made up of 1,501 males and 1,342 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 231 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 803111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bindi Dih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bindi Dih village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Silao
Pincode 803111
Area (hectares) 231 hectares
Population 2,843
Male Population 1,501
Female Population 1,342
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 894
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 Bindi Dih compares

By the 2011 count Bindi Dih is the 17th largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,616 residents. Its 231 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Bindi Dih

Bindi Dih is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bindi Dih 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 Bindi Dih from other places

Bindi Dih lies about 19 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Silao, about 6.5 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 Bindi Dih
Nearest railway station Silao 6.5 km
District headquarters Nalanda 19 km

Villages closest to Bindi Dih

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Silao 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 Bindi Dih

As per the Census of India 2011, Bindi Dih village had a population of 2,843. That makes it the 17th largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,616 residents.

Bindi Dih village has 1,501 males and 1,342 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bindi Dih has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Bindi Dih is 803111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bindi Dih covers 231 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bindi Dih falls under Silao tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bindi Dih is Silao, about 6.5 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 Bindi Dih.

Bindi Dih is about 19 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bindi Dih is in Silao tehsil of Nalanda district. Silao is about 6.5 km away. Nalanda is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gorma (under 2 km), Chandiman (1.7 km) and Karianna (2.0 km).

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

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