About Dira Village

Dira is a mid sized village in Mawphlang tehsil, in the district of East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 589, made up of 280 males and 309 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,104 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dira Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dira village
Description	Value
State	Meghalaya
District	East Khasi Hills
Tehsil	Mawphlang
Pincode	793120
Population	589
Male Population	280
Female Population	309
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,104
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dira compares

By the 2011 count Dira is the 33rd largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 389 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Dira

Dira is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dira as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Demsnoin, Demthring, Dewlieh Mawrisnai and Dewsaw. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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.

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Common questions about Dira

As per the Census of India 2011, Dira village had a population of 589. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 389 residents.

Dira village has 280 males and 309 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dira has about 1104 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Dira is 793120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dira falls under Mawphlang tehsil of East Khasi Hills district in Meghalaya.

The census record for Dira notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dira.

Dira is in Mawphlang tehsil of East Khasi Hills district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.