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About Dihra Village

Dihra is a mid sized village in Naubatpur tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,350, made up of 714 males and 636 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 191 hectares hectares.

Dihra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dihra village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Patna
Tehsil Naubatpur
Area (hectares) 191 hectares
Population 1,350
Male Population 714
Female Population 636
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 891
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 Dihra compares

By the 2011 count Dihra is the 54th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents. Its 191 hectares work out to about 7.1 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 900.

Getting to Dihra

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

Dihra lies about 20 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Ganpura, about 8.9 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
Tehsil headquarters Naubatpur 4.9 km
Nearest railway station Ganpura 8.9 km
District headquarters Patna 20 km

Villages closest to Dihra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Naubatpur 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 1,350. That makes it the 54th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents.

Dihra village has 714 males and 636 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dihra has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 900.

Dihra covers 191 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dihra falls under Naubatpur tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dihra is Ganpura, about 8.9 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 Dihra.

Dihra is about 20 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dihra is in Naubatpur tehsil of Patna district. Naubatpur is about 4.9 km away. Ganpura is about 8.9 km away. Patna is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baruna (under 2 km), Khajuri (under 2 km) and Kardaha (2.3 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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