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About Dagmara Village

Dagmara is one of the larger villages in Nirmali tehsil, in the district of Supaul, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 12,448, made up of 6,336 males and 6,112 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2099.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847451, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dagmara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dagmara village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Supaul
Tehsil Nirmali
Pincode 847451
Area (hectares) 2099.4 hectares
Population 12,448
Male Population 6,336
Female Population 6,112
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dagmara compares

By the 2011 count Dagmara is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,726 residents. Its 2099.4 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Dagmara

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

Dagmara lies about 35 km from Supaul, and the nearest railway station is Saraigarh, about 12 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 Dagmara
Nearest railway station Saraigarh 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Nirmali 20 km
Nearest town Nirmāli 20 km
District headquarters Supaul 35 km

Villages closest to Dagmara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dagmara village had a population of 12,448. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,726 residents.

Dagmara village has 6,336 males and 6,112 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dagmara has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Dagmara is 847451. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dagmara covers 2099.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dagmara falls under Nirmali tehsil of Supaul district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dagmara is Saraigarh, about 12 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Dagmara.

Dagmara is about 35 km from Supaul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dagmara is in Nirmali tehsil of Supaul district. Saraigarh is about 12 km away. Nirmali is about 20 km away. Nirmāli is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kunali (5.6 km), Tharia (18 km) and Jarauli (23 km).

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

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