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About Dichhitpur Village

Dichhitpur is a mid sized village in Goriakothi tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,350, made up of 668 males and 682 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,021 females per 1000 males. The village covers 87 hectares hectares.

Dichhitpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dichhitpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Goriakothi
Area (hectares) 87 hectares
Population 1,350
Male Population 668
Female Population 682
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,021
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dichhitpur compares

By the 2011 count Dichhitpur is the 57th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,838 residents. Its 87 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Dichhitpur

Dichhitpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dichhitpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Dichhitpur from other places

Dichhitpur lies about 15 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Bishunpur Mahuari Halt, about 9.4 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 Dichhitpur
Nearest railway station Bishunpur Mahuari Halt 9.4 km
Nearest town Mahārājgani 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Goriakothi 15 km
District headquarters Siwan 15 km

Villages closest to Dichhitpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dichhitpur village had a population of 1,350. That makes it the 57th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,838 residents.

Dichhitpur village has 668 males and 682 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dichhitpur has about 1021 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1015.

Dichhitpur covers 87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dichhitpur falls under Goriakothi tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dichhitpur is Bishunpur Mahuari Halt, about 9.4 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dichhitpur.

Dichhitpur is about 15 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dichhitpur is in Goriakothi tehsil of Siwan district. Bishunpur Mahuari Halt is about 9.4 km away. Mahārājgani is about 11 km away. Goriakothi is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Satwar (under 2 km), Chanchopali (under 2 km) and Jangal Belas (1.7 km).

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

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