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About Dahkaunia Village

Dahkaunia is a mid sized village in Barama tehsil, in the district of Baksa, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,221, made up of 593 males and 628 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,059 females per 1000 males. The village covers 293.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 781346, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dahkaunia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dahkaunia village
Description Value
State Assam
District Baksa
Tehsil Barama
Pincode 781346
Area (hectares) 293.18 hectares
Population 1,221
Male Population 593
Female Population 628
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,059
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dahkaunia compares

By the 2011 count Dahkaunia is the 21st largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,545 residents. Its 293.18 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Dahkaunia

Dahkaunia is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dahkaunia as Available within <5 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 Barimakha, Barsimlaguri, Batachara and Bhogpur. 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 Dahkaunia

As per the Census of India 2011, Dahkaunia village had a population of 1,221. That makes it the 21st largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,545 residents.

Dahkaunia village has 593 males and 628 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dahkaunia has about 1059 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Dahkaunia is 781346. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dahkaunia covers 293.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dahkaunia falls under Barama tehsil of Baksa district in Assam.

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

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

Dahkaunia is in Barama tehsil of Baksa 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 Dahkaunia today is likely to be higher.

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