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About Dahida Village

Dahida is a large village in Sarangarh tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,257, made up of 1,100 males and 1,157 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,052 females per 1000 males. The village covers 759.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496450, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dahida Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dahida village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Sarangarh
Pincode 496450
Area (hectares) 759.88 hectares
Population 2,257
Male Population 1,100
Female Population 1,157
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,052
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dahida compares

By the 2011 count Dahida is the 14th largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 792 residents. Its 759.88 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Dahida

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

Dahida lies about 43 km from Raigarh, and the nearest railway station is Jharadih, about 30 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 Dahida
Tehsil headquarters Sarangarh 17 km
Nearest railway station Jharadih 30 km
Nearest town Saktī 34 km
District headquarters Raigarh 43 km

Villages closest to Dahida

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dahida village had a population of 2,257. That makes it the 14th largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 792 residents.

Dahida village has 1,100 males and 1,157 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dahida has about 1052 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Dahida is 496450. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dahida covers 759.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dahida falls under Sarangarh tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Dahida is Jharadih, about 30 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Dahida.

Dahida is about 43 km from Raigarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dahida is in Sarangarh tehsil of Raigarh district. Sarangarh is about 17 km away. Jharadih is about 30 km away. Saktī is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kumhari (4.1 km), Pasid (4.7 km) and Barpali (4.7 km).

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

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