About Dhakain Village

Dhakain is a mid sized village in Gaya Town C D Block tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,181, made up of 612 males and 569 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 94 hectares hectares.

Dhakain Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhakain village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Gaya Town C D Block
Area (hectares)	94 hectares
Population	1,181
Male Population	612
Female Population	569
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	930
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 Dhakain compares

By the 2011 count Dhakain is the 55th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,049 residents. Its 94 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Dhakain

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

Dhakain lies about 7.7 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Chakand Railway Station, about 3.5 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 Dhakain
Nearest railway station	Chakand Railway Station	3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gaya Town C D Block	7.7 km
District headquarters	Gaya	7.7 km

Villages closest to Dhakain

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gaya Town C D Block 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 Dhakain

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhakain village had a population of 1,181. That makes it the 55th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,049 residents.

Dhakain village has 612 males and 569 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhakain has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

Dhakain covers 94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhakain falls under Gaya Town C D Block tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dhakain is Chakand Railway Station, about 3.5 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 Dhakain.

Dhakain is about 7.7 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhakain is in Gaya Town C D Block tehsil of Gaya district. Chakand Railway Station is about 3.5 km away. Gaya Town C D Block is about 7.7 km away. Gaya is about 7.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.