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About Dihar Village

Dihar is a mid sized village in Vishnupur tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 815, made up of 416 males and 399 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 174 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722157, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dihar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dihar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Vishnupur
Pincode 722157
Area (hectares) 174 hectares
Population 815
Male Population 416
Female Population 399
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
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 Dihar compares

By the 2011 count Dihar is the 68th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,066 residents. Its 174 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Dihar

Dihar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dihar 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. The nearest villages by name are Dharampur, Dharapati, Dhenga Pathar and Dhengasol. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Dihar

As per the Census of India 2011, Dihar village had a population of 815. That makes it the 68th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,066 residents.

Dihar village has 416 males and 399 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dihar has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Dihar is 722157. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dihar covers 174 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dihar falls under Vishnupur tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Dihar notes the nearest railway station 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 Dihar.

Dihar is in Vishnupur tehsil of Bankura district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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