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About Dahina Village

Dahina is a mid sized village in Suti I tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,685, made up of 868 males and 817 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 389.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742234, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dahina Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dahina village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Suti I
Pincode 742234
Area (hectares) 389.66 hectares
Population 1,685
Male Population 868
Female Population 817
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dahina compares

By the 2011 count Dahina is the 27th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,278 residents. Its 389.66 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Dahina

Dahina is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dahina as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bhelian, Chakbahadurpur, Chaksaiyadpur and Chandamari. 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 Dahina

As per the Census of India 2011, Dahina village had a population of 1,685. That makes it the 27th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,278 residents.

Dahina village has 868 males and 817 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dahina has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 939.

The pincode recorded for Dahina is 742234. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dahina covers 389.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dahina falls under Suti I tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The census record for Dahina notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dahina.

Dahina is in Suti I tehsil of Murshidabad 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 Dahina today is likely to be higher.

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