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About Dhakaya Basti Village

Dhakaya Basti is a large village in Dhing tehsil, in the district of Nagaon, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,252, made up of 1,686 males and 1,566 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 170.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 782123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhakaya Basti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhakaya Basti village
Description Value
State Assam
District Nagaon
Tehsil Dhing
Pincode 782123
Area (hectares) 170.78 hectares
Population 3,252
Male Population 1,686
Female Population 1,566
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dhakaya Basti compares

By the 2011 count Dhakaya Basti is the 48th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,082 residents. Its 170.78 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Dhakaya Basti

Dhakaya Basti is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Dhakaya Basti as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bilatia, Biringa Bari, Chamaka Gaon and Da Gaon. 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 Dhakaya Basti

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhakaya Basti village had a population of 3,252. That makes it the 48th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,082 residents.

Dhakaya Basti village has 1,686 males and 1,566 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhakaya Basti has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Dhakaya Basti is 782123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhakaya Basti covers 170.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dhakaya Basti falls under Dhing tehsil of Nagaon district in Assam.

The census record for Dhakaya Basti notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Dhakaya Basti.

Dhakaya Basti is in Dhing tehsil of Nagaon 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 Dhakaya Basti today is likely to be higher.

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