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About Dahijanga Village

Dahijanga is a mid sized village in Nimapada tehsil, in the district of Puri, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 798, made up of 393 males and 405 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,031 females per 1000 males. The village covers 183 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 752114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dahijanga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dahijanga village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Puri
Tehsil Nimapada
Pincode 752114
Area (hectares) 183 hectares
Population 798
Male Population 393
Female Population 405
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,031
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dahijanga compares

By the 2011 count Dahijanga is the 58th largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 818 residents. Its 183 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Dahijanga

Dahijanga is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dahijanga as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Dahijanga from other places

Dahijanga lies about 32 km from Puri, and the nearest railway station is Birpurusottampur, about 17 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 Dahijanga
Nearest railway station Birpurusottampur 17 km
Nearest town Bhubaneswar 28 km
Tehsil headquarters Nimapada 32 km
District headquarters Puri 32 km

Villages closest to Dahijanga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dahijanga village had a population of 798. That makes it the 58th largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 818 residents.

Dahijanga village has 393 males and 405 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dahijanga has about 1031 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Dahijanga is 752114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dahijanga covers 183 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dahijanga falls under Nimapada tehsil of Puri district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Dahijanga is Birpurusottampur, about 17 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 village for Dahijanga.

Dahijanga is about 32 km from Puri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dahijanga is in Nimapada tehsil of Puri district. Birpurusottampur is about 17 km away. Bhubaneswar is about 28 km away. Nimapada is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Taraboisasan (4.9 km), Jageswarpur (5.8 km) and Bamanal (6.3 km).

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

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