About Dihi Village

Dihi is a large village in Sonarpur tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,291, made up of 1,186 males and 1,105 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 290.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 700150, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dihi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dihi village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil	Sonarpur
Pincode	700150
Area (hectares)	290.16 hectares
Population	2,291
Male Population	1,186
Female Population	1,105
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	932
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dihi compares

By the 2011 count Dihi is the 31st largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,716 residents. Its 290.16 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Dihi

Dihi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dihi as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Dihi from other places

Dihi lies about 34 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Sonarpur Junction, about 3.5 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 Dihi
Nearest railway station	Sonarpur Junction	3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sonarpur	3.7 km
Nearest town	Rajpur Sonarpur	3.7 km
District headquarters	South Twenty Four Parganas	34 km

Villages closest to Dihi

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

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Common questions about Dihi

As per the Census of India 2011, Dihi village had a population of 2,291. That makes it the 31st largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,716 residents.

Dihi village has 1,186 males and 1,105 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dihi has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Dihi is 700150. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dihi covers 290.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dihi falls under Sonarpur tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dihi is Sonarpur Junction, about 3.5 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dihi.

Dihi is about 34 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dihi is in Sonarpur tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Sonarpur Junction is about 3.5 km away. Sonarpur is about 3.7 km away. Rajpur Sonarpur is about 3.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.