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About Diya Village

Diya is a large village in Sakaldiha tehsil, in the district of Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,865, made up of 1,499 males and 1,366 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 332.14 hectares hectares.

Diya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Diya village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Chandauli
Tehsil Sakaldiha
Area (hectares) 332.14 hectares
Population 2,865
Male Population 1,499
Female Population 1,366
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Diya compares

By the 2011 count Diya is the 59th largest of the 437 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,503 residents. Its 332.14 hectares work out to about 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Diya

Diya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Diya 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Diya from other places

Diya lies about 30 km from Chandauli, and the nearest railway station is DG Corner Stationery, about 2.8 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 Diya
Nearest railway station DG Corner Stationery 2.8 km
Nearest town Rāmnagar 6.3 km
District headquarters Chandauli 30 km
Tehsil headquarters Sakaldiha 31 km

Villages closest to Diya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Diya village had a population of 2,865. That makes it the 59th largest of the 437 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,503 residents.

Diya village has 1,499 males and 1,366 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Diya has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 929.

Diya covers 332.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Diya falls under Sakaldiha tehsil of Chandauli district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Diya is DG Corner Stationery, about 2.8 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Diya.

Diya is about 30 km from Chandauli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Diya is in Sakaldiha tehsil of Chandauli district. DG Corner Stationery is about 2.8 km away. Rāmnagar is about 6.3 km away. Chandauli is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mirjapur (4.5 km), Arazi Surjan (5.3 km) and Ram Duttpur (6.2 km).

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

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