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About Dakhalai Village

Dakhalai is a small village in Boko tehsil, in the district of Kamrup, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 381, made up of 191 males and 190 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 79.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 781135, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakhalai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakhalai village
Description Value
State Assam
District Kamrup
Tehsil Boko
Pincode 781135
Area (hectares) 79.07 hectares
Population 381
Male Population 191
Female Population 190
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 995
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dakhalai compares

By the 2011 count Dakhalai is the 98th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 812 residents. Its 79.07 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Dakhalai

Dakhalai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dakhalai 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dakhalai from other places

Dakhalai lies about 6.9 km from Kamrup, and the nearest railway station is Mirza, about 3.3 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 Dakhalai
Nearest railway station Mirza 3.3 km
District headquarters Kamrup 6.9 km
Nearest town Guwahati 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Boko 29 km

Villages closest to Dakhalai

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

Common questions about Dakhalai

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakhalai village had a population of 381. That makes it the 98th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 812 residents.

Dakhalai village has 191 males and 190 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakhalai has about 995 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Dakhalai is 781135. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakhalai covers 79.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dakhalai falls under Boko tehsil of Kamrup district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Dakhalai is Mirza, about 3.3 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dakhalai.

Dakhalai is about 6.9 km from Kamrup in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dakhalai is in Boko tehsil of Kamrup district. Mirza is about 3.3 km away. Kamrup is about 6.9 km away. Guwahati is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jarpara (2.0 km), Khatapara (21 km) and No 1 Bhatipara (21 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Dakhalai today is likely to be higher.

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