About Dak Village

Dak is a mid sized village in Forbesganj tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,537, made up of 814 males and 723 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 225 hectares hectares.

Dak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dak village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Araria
Tehsil	Forbesganj
Area (hectares)	225 hectares
Population	1,537
Male Population	814
Female Population	723
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	888
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dak compares

By the 2011 count Dak is the 65th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,626 residents. Its 225 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Dak

Dak is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dak 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dak from other places

Dak lies about 28 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Gogipothia Halt, about 5.3 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 Dak
Nearest railway station	Gogipothia Halt	5.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Forbesganj	7.2 km
District headquarters	Araria	28 km

Villages closest to Dak

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

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Common questions about Dak

As per the Census of India 2011, Dak village had a population of 1,537. That makes it the 65th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,626 residents.

Dak village has 814 males and 723 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dak has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 921.

Dak covers 225 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dak falls under Forbesganj tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dak is Gogipothia Halt, about 5.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Dak is about 28 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dak is in Forbesganj tehsil of Araria district. Gogipothia Halt is about 5.3 km away. Forbesganj is about 7.2 km away. Araria is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.