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About Daihan Village

Daihan is a small village in Balod tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 313, made up of 160 males and 153 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 333.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Daihan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Daihan village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Balod
Pincode 496113
Area (hectares) 333.69 hectares
Population 313
Male Population 160
Female Population 153
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Daihan compares

By the 2011 count Daihan is the 86th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,118 residents. Its 333.69 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1033.

Getting to Daihan

Daihan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Daihan as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Daihan from other places

Daihan lies about 55 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Bhainsbod, about 3.3 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 Daihan
Nearest railway station Bhainsbod 3.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Balod 7.0 km
District headquarters Durg 55 km

Villages closest to Daihan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Daihan village had a population of 313. That makes it the 86th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,118 residents.

Daihan village has 160 males and 153 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Daihan has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1033.

The pincode recorded for Daihan is 496113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Daihan covers 333.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Daihan falls under Balod tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Daihan is Bhainsbod, about 3.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Daihan.

Daihan is about 55 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Daihan is in Balod tehsil of Durg district. Bhainsbod is about 3.3 km away. Balod is about 7.0 km away. Durg is about 55 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gondlifeeder (2.6 km), Kherthadih (3.3 km) and Rani Tarai (4.0 km).

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

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