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About Dimia Village

Dimia is one of the larger villages in Jalalgarh tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,185, made up of 3,725 males and 3,460 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 605 hectares hectares.

Dimia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dimia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Jalalgarh
Area (hectares) 605 hectares
Population 7,185
Male Population 3,725
Female Population 3,460
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
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 Dimia compares

By the 2011 count Dimia is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,611 residents. Its 605 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Dimia

The census records public bus service for Dimia 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 Dimia from other places

Dimia lies about 23 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Satar Halt, about 7.2 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 Dimia
Nearest railway station Satar Halt 7.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Jalalgarh 9.3 km
Nearest town Kasba 17 km
District headquarters Purnia 23 km

Villages closest to Dimia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dimia village had a population of 7,185. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,611 residents.

Dimia village has 3,725 males and 3,460 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dimia has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 930.

Dimia covers 605 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dimia falls under Jalalgarh tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dimia is Satar Halt, about 7.2 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 Dimia.

Dimia is about 23 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dimia is in Jalalgarh tehsil of Purnia district. Satar Halt is about 7.2 km away. Jalalgarh is about 9.3 km away. Kasba is about 17 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 (2.3 km), Bharaili (2.5 km) and Matiarpur (3.5 km).

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

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