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About Diha Village

Diha is a mid sized village in Soraon tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,260, made up of 665 males and 595 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 54.53 hectares hectares.

Diha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Diha village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Soraon
Area (hectares) 54.53 hectares
Population 1,260
Male Population 665
Female Population 595
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 895
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Diha compares

By the 2011 count Diha is the 219th largest of the 398 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,909 residents. Its 54.53 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Diha

The census records public bus service for Diha as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Diha from other places

Diha lies about 35 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Bhadri, about 2.9 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 Diha
Nearest railway station Bhadri 2.9 km
Nearest town Kunda 9.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Soraon 26 km
District headquarters Allahabad 35 km

Villages closest to Diha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Diha village had a population of 1,260. That makes it the 219th largest of the 398 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,909 residents.

Diha village has 665 males and 595 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Diha has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

Diha covers 54.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Diha falls under Soraon tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Diha is Bhadri, about 2.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Diha is about 35 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Diha is in Soraon tehsil of Allahabad district. Bhadri is about 2.9 km away. Kunda is about 9.8 km away. Soraon is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saraswatipur Urf Kaudihar (under 2 km), Marufpur (4.1 km) and Araji Chak Raghubir Pathak (5.1 km).

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

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