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About Bara Dih Village

Bara Dih is a large village in Karakat tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,272, made up of 2,249 males and 2,023 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 166 hectares hectares.

Bara Dih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara Dih village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Rohtas
Tehsil Karakat
Area (hectares) 166 hectares
Population 4,272
Male Population 2,249
Female Population 2,023
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bara Dih compares

By the 2011 count Bara Dih is the 7th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,623 residents. Its 166 hectares work out to about 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Bara Dih

Bara Dih is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bara Dih 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bara Dih from other places

Bara Dih lies about 64 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Mani, about 12 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 Bara Dih
Nearest town Nāsriganj 4.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Karakat 11 km
Nearest railway station Mani 12 km
District headquarters Rohtas 64 km

Villages closest to Bara Dih

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Karakat 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 Bara Dih

As per the Census of India 2011, Bara Dih village had a population of 4,272. That makes it the 7th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,623 residents.

Bara Dih village has 2,249 males and 2,023 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara Dih has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 927.

Bara Dih covers 166 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bara Dih falls under Karakat tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bara Dih is Mani, about 12 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Bara Dih.

Bara Dih is about 64 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bara Dih is in Karakat tehsil of Rohtas district. Nāsriganj is about 4.8 km away. Karakat is about 11 km away. Mani is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bharthadih (under 2 km), Zorawarpur (under 2 km) and Kanh Bahuara (under 2 km).

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

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