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About Dihwa Village

Dihwa is a large village in Nanpara tehsil, in the district of Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,534, made up of 1,844 males and 1,690 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 433.9 hectares hectares.

Dihwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dihwa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Bahraich
Tehsil Nanpara
Area (hectares) 433.9 hectares
Population 3,534
Male Population 1,844
Female Population 1,690
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dihwa compares

By the 2011 count Dihwa is the 112th largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,934 residents. Its 433.9 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 895.

Getting to Dihwa

Dihwa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dihwa as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dihwa from other places

Dihwa lies about 20 km from Bahraich, and the nearest railway station is Risia, about 7.2 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 Dihwa
Nearest railway station Risia 7.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Nanpara 19 km
Nearest town Nānpāra 19 km
District headquarters Bahraich 20 km

Villages closest to Dihwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dihwa village had a population of 3,534. That makes it the 112th largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,934 residents.

Dihwa village has 1,844 males and 1,690 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dihwa has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 895.

Dihwa covers 433.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dihwa falls under Nanpara tehsil of Bahraich district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dihwa is Risia, about 7.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Dihwa is about 20 km from Bahraich in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dihwa is in Nanpara tehsil of Bahraich district. Risia is about 7.2 km away. Nanpara is about 19 km away. Nānpāra is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gondaura (under 2 km), Uttampur (1.7 km) and Narsingh Diha (1.9 km).

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

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