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About Diha Village

Diha is a small village in Mariahu tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 374, made up of 172 males and 202 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,174 females per 1000 males. The village covers 90.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 222161, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Diha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Diha village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Mariahu
Pincode 222161
Area (hectares) 90.64 hectares
Population 374
Male Population 172
Female Population 202
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,174
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Diha compares

By the 2011 count Diha is the 447th largest of the 591 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,188 residents. Its 90.64 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1086.

Getting to Diha

Diha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Diha as Available. 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 Diha from other places

Diha lies about 21 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Mariahu, about 4.7 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 Mariahu 4.7 km
Nearest town Mariāhu 5.1 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 21 km

Villages closest to Diha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mariahu 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 374. That makes it the 447th largest of the 591 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,188 residents.

Diha village has 172 males and 202 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Diha has about 1174 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1086.

The pincode recorded for Diha is 222161. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Diha covers 90.64 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 Mariahu tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Diha is Mariahu, about 4.7 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 and private bus service as Available for Diha.

Diha is about 21 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Diha is in Mariahu tehsil of Jaunpur district. Mariahu is about 4.7 km away. Mariāhu is about 5.1 km away. Jaunpur is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kakarahi (under 2 km), Rakhawa (under 2 km) and Sapahi (1.6 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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