About Dasaut Village

Dasaut is one of the larger villages in Shivaji Nagar tehsil, in the district of Samastipur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,610, made up of 4,533 males and 4,077 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 550 hectares hectares.

Dasaut Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dasaut village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Samastipur
Tehsil	Shivaji Nagar
Area (hectares)	550 hectares
Population	8,610
Male Population	4,533
Female Population	4,077
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	899
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dasaut compares

By the 2011 count Dasaut is the 5th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,933 residents. Its 550 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Dasaut

Dasaut is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dasaut as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Dasaut from other places

Dasaut lies about 32 km from Samastipur, and the nearest railway station is Biraul, about 14 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 Dasaut
Tehsil headquarters	Shivaji Nagar	7.6 km
Nearest railway station	Biraul	14 km
Nearest town	Rosera	17 km
District headquarters	Samastipur	32 km

Villages closest to Dasaut

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shivaji Nagar 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 Dasaut

As per the Census of India 2011, Dasaut village had a population of 8,610. That makes it the 5th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,933 residents.

Dasaut village has 4,533 males and 4,077 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dasaut has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 917.

Dasaut covers 550 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dasaut falls under Shivaji Nagar tehsil of Samastipur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dasaut is Biraul, about 14 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dasaut.

Dasaut is about 32 km from Samastipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dasaut is in Shivaji Nagar tehsil of Samastipur district. Shivaji Nagar is about 7.6 km away. Biraul is about 14 km away. Rosera is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.