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About Diha Village

Diha is a small village in Sagri tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 354, made up of 187 males and 167 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 86.69 hectares hectares.

Diha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Diha village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Azamgarh
Tehsil Sagri
Area (hectares) 86.69 hectares
Population 354
Male Population 187
Female Population 167
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 893
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 Diha compares

By the 2011 count Diha is the 563rd largest of the 835 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 983 residents. Its 86.69 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Diha

Diha is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Diha 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Diha from other places

Diha lies about 18 km from Azamgarh, and the nearest railway station is Sathiaon, about 21 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
Tehsil headquarters Sagri 11 km
Nearest town Mubarakpur 15 km
District headquarters Azamgarh 18 km
Nearest railway station Sathiaon 21 km

Villages closest to Diha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sagri 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 354. That makes it the 563rd largest of the 835 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 983 residents.

Diha village has 187 males and 167 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Diha has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1014.

Diha covers 86.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Diha falls under Sagri tehsil of Azamgarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Diha is Sathiaon, about 21 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Diha.

Diha is about 18 km from Azamgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Diha is in Sagri tehsil of Azamgarh district. Sagri is about 11 km away. Mubarakpur is about 15 km away. Azamgarh is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khiridiha (under 2 km), Sohra Bhar Mu Bardiha (under 2 km) and Kankhbhar (under 2 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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