About Dahia Village

Dahia is a large village in Paliganj tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,801, made up of 1,867 males and 1,934 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,036 females per 1000 males. The village covers 504.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 801110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dahia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dahia village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Patna
Tehsil	Paliganj
Pincode	801110
Area (hectares)	504.23 hectares
Population	3,801
Male Population	1,867
Female Population	1,934
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,036
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dahia compares

By the 2011 count Dahia is the 16th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,172 residents. Its 504.23 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Dahia

Dahia is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dahia as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Dahia from other places

Dahia lies about 49 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Jehanabad, about 18 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 Dahia
Tehsil headquarters	Paliganj	7.6 km
Nearest town	Arwal	16 km
Nearest railway station	Jehanabad	18 km
District headquarters	Patna	49 km

Villages closest to Dahia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dahia village had a population of 3,801. That makes it the 16th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,172 residents.

Dahia village has 1,867 males and 1,934 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dahia has about 1036 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Dahia is 801110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dahia covers 504.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dahia falls under Paliganj tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dahia is Jehanabad, about 18 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 village for Dahia.

Dahia is about 49 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dahia is in Paliganj tehsil of Patna district. Paliganj is about 7.6 km away. Arwal is about 16 km away. Jehanabad is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.