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About Bawan Dih Village

Bawan Dih is a large village in Siswan tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,526, made up of 1,199 males and 1,327 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,107 females per 1000 males. The village covers 284 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bawan Dih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bawan Dih village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Siswan
Pincode 841203
Area (hectares) 284 hectares
Population 2,526
Male Population 1,199
Female Population 1,327
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,107
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bawan Dih compares

By the 2011 count Bawan Dih is the 16th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,118 residents. Its 284 hectares work out to about 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1005.

Getting to Bawan Dih

Bawan Dih is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bawan Dih as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Bawan Dih from other places

Bawan Dih lies about 25 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Chainwa, about 7.8 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 Bawan Dih
Nearest railway station Chainwa 7.8 km
Nearest town Mahārājgani 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Siswan 25 km
District headquarters Siwan 25 km

Villages closest to Bawan Dih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bawan Dih village had a population of 2,526. That makes it the 16th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,118 residents.

Bawan Dih village has 1,199 males and 1,327 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bawan Dih has about 1107 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1005.

The pincode recorded for Bawan Dih is 841203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bawan Dih covers 284 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bawan Dih falls under Siswan tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bawan Dih is Chainwa, about 7.8 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 <5 km distance for Bawan Dih.

Bawan Dih is about 25 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bawan Dih is in Siswan tehsil of Siwan district. Chainwa is about 7.8 km away. Mahārājgani is about 14 km away. Siswan is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhadaur (1.8 km), Naya Gaon (1.9 km) and Nawada (2.0 km).

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

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