About Dakhinawan Village

Dakhinawan is a mid sized village in Dumraon tehsil, in the district of Buxar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,557, made up of 791 males and 766 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 100.4 hectares hectares.

Dakhinawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakhinawan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Buxar
Tehsil	Dumraon
Area (hectares)	100.4 hectares
Population	1,557
Male Population	791
Female Population	766
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	968
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dakhinawan compares

By the 2011 count Dakhinawan is the 30th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,484 residents. Its 100.4 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Dakhinawan

Dakhinawan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dakhinawan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Dakhinawan from other places

Dakhinawan lies about 24 km from Buxar, and the nearest railway station is V.V. Giri Halt, about 12 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 Dakhinawan
Tehsil headquarters	Dumraon	10 km
Nearest railway station	V.V. Giri Halt	12 km
District headquarters	Buxar	24 km

Villages closest to Dakhinawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakhinawan village had a population of 1,557. That makes it the 30th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,484 residents.

Dakhinawan village has 791 males and 766 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakhinawan has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 937.

Dakhinawan covers 100.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dakhinawan falls under Dumraon tehsil of Buxar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dakhinawan is V.V. Giri Halt, about 12 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dakhinawan.

Dakhinawan is about 24 km from Buxar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dakhinawan is in Dumraon tehsil of Buxar district. Dumraon is about 10 km away. V.V. Giri Halt is about 12 km away. Buxar is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.