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About Dihibaraj Village

Dihibaraj is a mid sized village in Sagardighi tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,385, made up of 695 males and 690 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 50.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dihibaraj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dihibaraj village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Sagardighi
Pincode 742122
Area (hectares) 50.02 hectares
Population 1,385
Male Population 695
Female Population 690
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 993
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dihibaraj compares

By the 2011 count Dihibaraj is the 77th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,744 residents. Its 50.02 hectares work out to about 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Dihibaraj

Dihibaraj is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dihibaraj 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dihibaraj from other places

Dihibaraj lies about 34 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Lohapur, about under 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 Dihibaraj
Nearest railway station Lohapur under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Sagardighi 13 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 14 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 34 km

Villages closest to Dihibaraj

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dihibaraj village had a population of 1,385. That makes it the 77th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,744 residents.

Dihibaraj village has 695 males and 690 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dihibaraj has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Dihibaraj is 742122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dihibaraj covers 50.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dihibaraj falls under Sagardighi tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dihibaraj is Lohapur, about under 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 within 10+ km distance for Dihibaraj.

Dihibaraj is about 34 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dihibaraj is in Sagardighi tehsil of Murshidabad district. Lohapur is about under 2 km away. Sagardighi is about 13 km away. Nalhāti is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baora (under 2 km), Baragara (under 2 km) and Barala (under 2 km).

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

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