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About Bara Dih Village

Bara Dih is a small village in Sasaram tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 418, made up of 215 males and 203 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 121 hectares hectares.

Bara Dih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara Dih village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Rohtas
Tehsil Sasaram
Area (hectares) 121 hectares
Population 418
Male Population 215
Female Population 203
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
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 122nd largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents. Its 121 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 926.

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 <5 km distance. 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 50 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Kumahu, about 8.8 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 railway station Kumahu 8.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Sasaram 18 km
Nearest town Sasarām 18 km
District headquarters Rohtas 50 km

Villages closest to Bara Dih

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sasaram 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 418. That makes it the 122nd largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents.

Bara Dih village has 215 males and 203 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara Dih has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 926.

Bara Dih covers 121 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Bara Dih is Kumahu, about 8.8 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bara Dih.

Bara Dih is about 50 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 Sasaram tehsil of Rohtas district. Kumahu is about 8.8 km away. Sasaram is about 18 km away. Sasarām 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 Gamharia (5.4 km), Shahpur (6.8 km) and Rasulpur (7.1 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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