Dinara is a CD Block in Rohtas district, Bihar, India. 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 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.

Land use 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.

Demographics 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.

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%.

Employment 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.

Amenities 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.

Transport 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.

Villages There are 229 villages in Dinara block, including the village of Dinara itself. Of these, 181 are inhabited and 48 are uninhabited. Village name Total land area (hectares) Population (in 2011) 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

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