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About Dahaur Village

Dahaur is a large village in Barh tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,905, made up of 1,562 males and 1,343 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 860 females per 1000 males. The village covers 228 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 803213, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dahaur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dahaur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Patna
Tehsil Barh
Pincode 803213
Area (hectares) 228 hectares
Population 2,905
Male Population 1,562
Female Population 1,343
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 860
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dahaur compares

By the 2011 count Dahaur is the 20th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,532 residents. Its 228 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 870.

Getting to Dahaur

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

Dahaur lies about 56 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Achuara Halt, 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 Dahaur
Nearest railway station Achuara Halt under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Barh 5.0 km
Nearest town Bārh 5.0 km
District headquarters Patna 56 km

Villages closest to Dahaur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dahaur village had a population of 2,905. That makes it the 20th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,532 residents.

Dahaur village has 1,562 males and 1,343 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dahaur has about 860 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 870.

The pincode recorded for Dahaur is 803213. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dahaur covers 228 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dahaur falls under Barh tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dahaur is Achuara Halt, 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Dahaur.

Dahaur is about 56 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dahaur is in Barh tehsil of Patna district. Achuara Halt is about under 2 km away. Barh is about 5.0 km away. Bārh is about 5.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Danisman Chak (under 2 km), Jalgobind (under 2 km) and Akbarpur (under 2 km).

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

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