About Dhakaich Village

Dhakaich is one of the larger villages in Simri tehsil, in the district of Buxar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 10,144, made up of 5,355 males and 4,789 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 547 hectares hectares.

Dhakaich Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhakaich village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Buxar
Tehsil	Simri
Area (hectares)	547 hectares
Population	10,144
Male Population	5,355
Female Population	4,789
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	894
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 Dhakaich compares

By the 2011 count Dhakaich is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,147 residents. Its 547 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Dhakaich

Dhakaich is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhakaich 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 Dhakaich from other places

Dhakaich lies about 21 km from Buxar, and the nearest railway station is V.V. Giri Halt, about 1.7 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 Dhakaich
Nearest railway station	V.V. Giri Halt	1.7 km
Nearest town	Dumraon	5.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Simri	9.4 km
District headquarters	Buxar	21 km

Villages closest to Dhakaich

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhakaich village had a population of 10,144. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,147 residents.

Dhakaich village has 5,355 males and 4,789 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhakaich has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 923.

Dhakaich covers 547 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dhakaich falls under Simri tehsil of Buxar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dhakaich is V.V. Giri Halt, about 1.7 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 Dhakaich.

Dhakaich is about 21 km from Buxar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhakaich is in Simri tehsil of Buxar district. V.V. Giri Halt is about 1.7 km away. Dumraon is about 5.1 km away. Simri is about 9.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.