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About Dahi Village

Dahi is a mid sized village in Bijawar tehsil, in the district of Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,452, made up of 770 males and 682 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1181.25 hectares hectares.

Dahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dahi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Chhatarpur
Tehsil Bijawar
Area (hectares) 1181.25 hectares
Population 1,452
Male Population 770
Female Population 682
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 886
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dahi compares

By the 2011 count Dahi is the 25th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 983 residents. Its 1181.25 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 885.

Getting to Dahi

Dahi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dahi as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Dahi from other places

Dahi lies about 31 km from Chhatarpur, and the nearest railway station is Basari, about 24 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 Dahi
Tehsil headquarters Bijawar 7.5 km
Nearest town Bijāwar 7.5 km
Nearest railway station Basari 24 km
District headquarters Chhatarpur 31 km

Villages closest to Dahi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dahi village had a population of 1,452. That makes it the 25th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 983 residents.

Dahi village has 770 males and 682 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dahi has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 885.

Dahi covers 1181.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dahi falls under Bijawar tehsil of Chhatarpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dahi is Basari, about 24 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dahi.

Dahi is about 31 km from Chhatarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dahi is in Bijawar tehsil of Chhatarpur district. Bijawar is about 7.5 km away. Bijāwar is about 7.5 km away. Basari is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amarpura (2.6 km), Sigrampura (3.5 km) and Baksoi (3.5 km).

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

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