About Daka Village

Daka is a mid sized village in Shambhuganj tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,865, made up of 991 males and 874 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 882 females per 1000 males. The village covers 147 hectares hectares.

Daka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Daka village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Shambhuganj
Area (hectares)	147 hectares
Population	1,865
Male Population	991
Female Population	874
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	882
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 Daka compares

By the 2011 count Daka is the 31st largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,328 residents. Its 147 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 879.

Getting to Daka

Daka is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Daka 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 Daka from other places

Daka lies about 25 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Godda, about 3.6 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 Daka
Nearest railway station	Godda	3.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shambhuganj	25 km
District headquarters	Banka	25 km

Villages closest to Daka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Daka village had a population of 1,865. That makes it the 31st largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,328 residents.

Daka village has 991 males and 874 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Daka has about 882 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 879.

Daka covers 147 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Daka falls under Shambhuganj tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Daka is Godda, about 3.6 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 Daka.

Daka is about 25 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Daka is in Shambhuganj tehsil of Banka district. Godda is about 3.6 km away. Shambhuganj is about 25 km away. Banka is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.