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About Dihiya Village

Dihiya is a large village in Pachrukhi tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,531, made up of 1,310 males and 1,221 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 110 hectares hectares.

Dihiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dihiya village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Pachrukhi
Area (hectares) 110 hectares
Population 2,531
Male Population 1,310
Female Population 1,221
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dihiya compares

By the 2011 count Dihiya is the 29th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,517 residents. Its 110 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Dihiya

Dihiya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dihiya as Available within 10+ 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 Dihiya from other places

Dihiya lies about 12 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Pachrukhi, about 9.6 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 Dihiya
Nearest railway station Pachrukhi 9.6 km
District headquarters Siwan 12 km
Nearest town Siwān 12 km

Villages closest to Dihiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dihiya village had a population of 2,531. That makes it the 29th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,517 residents.

Dihiya village has 1,310 males and 1,221 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dihiya has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 995.

Dihiya covers 110 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dihiya falls under Pachrukhi tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dihiya is Pachrukhi, about 9.6 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 village for Dihiya.

Dihiya is about 12 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dihiya is in Pachrukhi tehsil of Siwan district. Pachrukhi is about 9.6 km away. Siwan is about 12 km away. Siwān 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 Bangra Sirikant (under 2 km), Hakma (2.1 km) and Mithanpura (2.2 km).

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

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