Dinara, Bihar

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Village in Bihar, India

Dinara

Dināra

Village

Dinara

Location in Bihar, India

Coordinates: 25°14′49″N 84°03′47″E﻿ / ﻿25.247°N 84.063°E﻿ / 25.247; 84.063
Country|  India
State| Bihar
District| Rohtas
Area

[1]

• Total

| 5.88 km2 (2.27 sq mi)
Elevation

[2]

| 86 m (282 ft)
Population

(2011)

• Total

| 11,733[1]
Languages

• Official| Hindi
Time zone| UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN|

802213[1]

Dinara is a CD Block in Rohtas district, Bihar, India.[3] It is situated on the National Highway 319 (old NH-30). The birthplace of the famous poet Dariya Saheb is just 5 km from Dinara.

## Geography

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The whole Dinara block is located on the Sasaram Plain. The block covers an area of 28,732.00 hectares, with the lands belonging to the village of Dinara itself covering 588 hectares. The block has 2 hectares of forest.[1]

### Land use

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Of the block's 28,732.00 hectares, 91.33% is classified as cultivable land. Of this, 99.45% is irrigated, which is the highest proportion among blocks in Rohtas district. Of the 588 hectares in Dinara village, 508 are under cultivation, all of which are irrigated.[1]

## Demographics

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As of 2011, the population of Dinara was 11,733, in 1,883 households, while the overall block population was 225,468, in 33,227 households.[1]

Historical populationYear| Pop.| ±%

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|

2001 | 192,291| —
2011 | 225,468| +17.3%
Source: 2011 Census of India[1]

Dinara is an entirely rural sub-district, with no major urban centres. The sex ratio of Dinara sub-district in 2011 was 926, which was above the Rohtas district average of 918. The sex ratio was higher among the 0-6 age group, where it was 940, again above the Rohtas district average of 931. Members of scheduled castes made up 18.87% of the block population, and members of scheduled tribes made up 0.38%. The literacy rate of the block was 71.43%, below the overall Rohtas district rate of 73.37%. Literacy was higher in men than in women, with 81.52% of men but only 60.49% of women able to read and write. The corresponding 21.03% gender literacy gap was slightly higher than the Rohtas average of 19.91%.[1]

### Employment

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A majority of Dinara block's workforce was employed in agriculture in 2011, with 31.60% being cultivators who owned or leased their own land and another 47.51% being agricultural laborers who worked someone else's land for wages. A further 3.22% were household industry workers, and the remaining 16.20% were other workers.[1]

## Amenities

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The village of Dinara does not have tap water, with drinking water instead provided by hand pump. 9 villages have tap water. No villages have public toilets. 119 of the block's 181 inhabited villages, Dinara among them, have electrical power, or 65.75%, the lowest proportion in Rohtas. 44 villages have telephone service.[1]

## Transport

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There is bus service but no railway station in Dinara. Dinara has permanent pucca roads, which are connected to both national and state highways. On the block level, there are 20 villages with pucca roads, or 11.05%, the lowest proportion in Rohtas. 44 villages have transport communications, defined as bus, rail, or navigable waterways; 16 of these have bus service, and no villages have rail access.[1]

## Villages

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There are 229 villages in Dinara block, including the village of Dinara itself. Of these, 181 are inhabited and 48 are uninhabited.[1]

Village name  | Total land area (hectares)  | Population (in 2011)

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|

Mahesh Dehri | 68 | 203
Surtapur | 270 | 2,339
Bhadi | 108 | 436
Khirodhar Chok | 24 | 0
Madhopur | 105 | 0
Saisar | 248 | 3,898
Paharipur | 83 | 150
Manikpur | 93 | 141
Gangari | 134 | 1,529
Dharik Dehri | 41 | 0
Maira | 147 | 867
Pitsar | 74 | 201
Khakharahi | 110 | 960
Jogia | 124 | 738
Manihari | 142 | 1,554
Koiria | 258 | 1,934
Dahingna | 167 | 1,232
Rampur | 38 | 0
Baradhikaith | 36 | 0
Semra | 85 | 389
Dumra | 137 | 635
Salempur | 18 | 0
Jagdishpur | 52 | 135
Laheri | 117 | 1,267
Isarpura | 104 | 1,011
Bisi Khurd | 287 | 1,189
Bisi Kalan | 239 | 2,570
Koraria | 60 | 406
Bensagar | 257 | 1,699
Pongarhi | 48 | 871
Mednipur | 369 | 2,236
Chorpokhar English | 332 | 2,197
Bharsara | 198 | 2,479
Belhan | 195 | 1,343
Mohanpur | 49 | 689
Bichhiavan | 153 | 621
Lilwachh | 197 | 1,590
Phulehra | 34 | 0
Tetarhar | 80 | 763
Dehri | 105 | 327
Baradi | 174 | 1,428
Chakio | 79 | 0
Babhni | 25 | 0
Kauni | 72 | 437
Dalipur | 60 | 422
Manipur | 68 | 0
Chilbila | 159 | 1,272
Dehri | 87 | 74
Bhui | 286 | 1,585
Semri | 171 | 1,055
Semri Dih | 148 | 269
Bhairo Dehri | 101 | 234
Sujanpur | 142 | 442
Bhatpurwa | 43 | 547
Bhanpur | 783 | 6,507
Dharkandha | 396 | 2,379
Puhpi | 96 | 478
Bishunpur | 33 | 332
Ghorwanchh | 212 | 1,783
Gaura | 122 | 671
Kumhaura | 121 | 726
Khanita | 166 | 1,403
Narayanpur | 48 | 0
Kalyanpur | 40 | 0
Bishambharpur | 143 | 1,617
Dhanuk Dehri | 41 | 0
Tenuvath | 134 | 1,563
Bhaluni | 367 | 2,031
Samhauti | 29 | 44
Kharika | 76 | 603
Madhopur | 62 | 337
Saidpur | 43 | 0
Udayabhanpur | 50 | 0
Maudehra | 83 | 1,583
Jamorhi | 191 | 1,220
Nadauan | 304 | 1,844
Mahraurh | 369 | 3,347
Niyazipur | 59 | 1,110
Sonbarsa | 98 | 473
Rajpur | 197 | 2,583
Bardiha | 123 | 644
Harbanspur | 190 | 2,065
Pachauli | 112 | 751
Sarana | 227 | 2,145
Makundpur | 106 | 567
Ankrehiya | 24 | 0
Karanj | 140 | 2,245
Dariapur | 45 | 0
Man Dihri | 48 | 0
Sagpokhar | 49 | 0
Ranni | 81 | 881
Paranpur | 36 | 559
Panrria | 174 | 330
Belvaiya | 172 | 2,126
Bhainsahi | 35 | 0
Dharamagatpur | 172 | 2,126
Parasrampur | 185 | 1,086
Gigna | 146 | 1,561
Jagdishpur Chak | 25 | 0
Dhaula Chak | 17 | 233
Sakhua | 34 | 320
Rehi | 107 | 937
Sarana | 175 | 2,199
Dhaneshpur | 35 | 0
Bararhi Khurd | 78 | 187
Bararhi Kalan | 114 | 1,574
Sambhu Dehri | 75 | 443
Narayanpur | 28 | 0
Dinara (block headquarters) | 588 | 11,733
Jamraurh | 267 | 4,049
Kauwakhonch | 100 | 530
Phangi | 38 | 0
Bazic Chak | 31 | 0
Saraenarhar | 32 | 0
Sareyan | 124 | 594
Mirzapur Gaganpurwa | 32 | 395
Mirzapur Khairi | 29 | 309
Kishunipur | 47 | 95
Narsingh Chak | 37 | 0
Sadhwa | 125 | 409
Lakhanpura | 21 | 0
Ankorha | 382 | 3,420
Bariyarpur | 145 | 613
Tora | 99 | 290
Panditpura | 53 | 590
Munra | 51 | 339
Marua | 104 | 985
Khalsapur | 75 | 723
Durgapur | 17 | 0
Girdhariya | 212 | 1,164
Dhawniyan | 168 | 1,553
Kusahi | 188 | 1,553
Baghelpur | 168 | 0
Turki | 57 | 478
Bisrampur | 183 | 766
Babhandiha | 174 | 249
Gazipur | 45 | 0
Kaniyari | 443 | 1,740
Ghurki | 150 | 817
Samhauti Buzurg | 206 | 2,088
Dihra | 145 | 737
Mathiya | 70 | 987
Sareyan | 68 | 0
Raja Sareyan | 35 | 0
Kunr | 262 | 2,846
Hansri Dihra | 131 | 0
Bhanas | 429 | 2,655
Rampur | 49 | 0
Gopalpur | 378 | 2,204
Shahpur | 75 | 0
Khairhi | 74 | 1,311
Milki | 32 | 0
Pithni | 192 | 1,093
Pitambarpur | 18 | 0
Hinchhapur | 25 | 0
Pipra | 92 | 485
Basdiha | 283 | 2,333
Girdharpur | 25 | 0
Arang | 476 | 3,549
Semra | 208 | 1,316
Bhelari Pachhiari | 143 | 358
Kapur Chak | 28 | 0
Bhelari Bichali | 182 | 997
Parsa | 66 | 571
Chilharua | 519 | 2,710
Erazibhuawal | 18 | 0
Dhanpura | 30 | 981
Bhuawal | 178 | 851
Majha Khora | 30 | 271
Kori | 251 | 1596
Balia | 269 | 2,253
Biraua Khurd | 51 | 347
Biraua Kalan | 144 | 690
Kishunpura | 82 | 634
Arila Raghunathpur | 357 | 2,054
Sahuari | 61 | 622
Bhaluahi | 119 | 392
Karmaini | 265 | 1,268
Gariganwan | 72 | 609
Bhelari Purwari | 213 | 885
Bairipur | 74 | 854
Baruna | 177 | 677
Milki | 315 | 477
Muswath | 379 | 2,156
Misraulia | 60 | 258
Jagdishpur | 172 | 1,123
Karhansi | 653 | 3,973
Khairhi | 135 | 1,170
Dhar Hara | 102 | 559
Kharwath | 342 | 1,858
Gajauwan | 45 | 113
Nadauwan | 49 | 242
Rampur Khurd | 41 | 392
Rampur Kalan | 46 | 364
Sarawan | 312 | 2,641
Karaundi | 280 | 2,287
Bidhi Khap | 27 | 343
Bishunpura | 51 | 316
Ahirawan | 193 | 1,424
Asia | 163 | 1,139
Pachsahan | 28 | 219
Tanuaj | 153 | 3,475
Mansinha Dehri | 60 | 220
Parbatpur | 25 | 101
Natwar Kalan | 132 | 4,549
Gobindpur | 52 | 0
Pipri | 96 | 1,295
Nauwa | 110 | 1,085
Amuwa | 84 | 505
Natwar Khurd | 188 | 2,086
Dubauli | 56 | 0
Dehri | 72 | 1,047
Basuhari | 146 | 1,128
Gunsej | 320 | 2,529
Lohra | 65 | 1,033
Bilaspur | 104 | 571
Bakra | 170 | 1,819
Masudan Dehri | 33 | 0
Panjari | 72 | 1,191
Gagadharpur | 32 | 0
Gorsara | 97 | 1,496
Madhukarpur | 50 | 298
Basedeo Dehri | 102 | 1,061
Bhainsra | 68 | 912
Arthu | 195 | 1,583
Ladai Dih | 62 | 0
Bahrar | 65 | 0
Manoharpur | 27 | 1,145
Kukurha | 71 | 271

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Census of India 2011: Bihar District Census Handbook - Rohtas, Part A (Village and Town Directory)". Census 2011 India. pp. 33, 41–70, 308–403, 1191–1192. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
2. ^ "Geonames.org. Dināra". Retrieved 22 June 2020.
3. ^ "Dinara Village". All About Bihar. Archived from the original on 28 June 2013. Retrieved 13 April 2013.

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