About Dakaita Village

Dakaita is a mid sized village in Palasi tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 713, made up of 366 males and 347 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 60.15 hectares hectares.

Dakaita Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakaita village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Araria
Tehsil	Palasi
Area (hectares)	60.15 hectares
Population	713
Male Population	366
Female Population	347
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	948
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dakaita compares

By the 2011 count Dakaita is the 79th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,377 residents. Its 60.15 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Dakaita

Dakaita is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dakaita as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Dakaita from other places

Dakaita lies about 19 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Araria Court, about 26 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 Dakaita
Tehsil headquarters	Palasi	9.6 km
Nearest town	Bahādurganj	16 km
District headquarters	Araria	19 km
Nearest railway station	Araria Court	26 km

Villages closest to Dakaita

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakaita village had a population of 713. That makes it the 79th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,377 residents.

Dakaita village has 366 males and 347 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakaita has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 933.

Dakaita covers 60.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dakaita falls under Palasi tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dakaita is Araria Court, about 26 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dakaita.

Dakaita is about 19 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dakaita is in Palasi tehsil of Araria district. Palasi is about 9.6 km away. Bahādurganj is about 16 km away. Araria is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.