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About Dihia Village

Dihia is a small village in Amour tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 36, made up of 19 males and 17 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 19 hectares hectares.

Dihia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dihia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Amour
Area (hectares) 19 hectares
Population 36
Male Population 19
Female Population 17
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 895
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dihia compares

By the 2011 count Dihia is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents. Its 19 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Dihia

The census records public bus service for Dihia as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dihia from other places

Dihia lies about 18 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Jalalgarh, about 6.9 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 Dihia
Nearest railway station Jalalgarh 6.9 km
Nearest town Kasba 12 km
District headquarters Purnia 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Amour 26 km

Villages closest to Dihia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dihia village had a population of 36. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents.

Dihia village has 19 males and 17 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dihia has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 922.

Dihia covers 19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dihia falls under Amour tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dihia is Jalalgarh, about 6.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dihia.

Dihia is about 18 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dihia is in Amour tehsil of Purnia district. Jalalgarh is about 6.9 km away. Kasba is about 12 km away. Purnia is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baghua (4.5 km), Baghua Gachh (4.5 km) and Garaia (10 km).

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

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