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About Dahi Village

Dahi is a mid sized village in Nayagram tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,004, made up of 531 males and 473 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 137.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721159, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dahi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Nayagram
Pincode 721159
Area (hectares) 137.94 hectares
Population 1,004
Male Population 531
Female Population 473
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 891
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dahi compares

By the 2011 count Dahi is the 27th largest of the 278 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 492 residents. Its 137.94 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Dahi

Dahi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dahi as Available within village. 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 Chilki Pada, Chiri Piti, Chouka Pathara and Chun Khulia. 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 Dahi

As per the Census of India 2011, Dahi village had a population of 1,004. That makes it the 27th largest of the 278 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 492 residents.

Dahi village has 531 males and 473 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dahi has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Dahi is 721159. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dahi covers 137.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dahi falls under Nayagram tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Dahi notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dahi.

Dahi is in Nayagram tehsil of Paschim Medinipur 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 Dahi today is likely to be higher.

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