About Dakhin Khap Village

Dakhin Khap is a mid sized village in Sherghati tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,062, made up of 549 males and 513 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 75 hectares hectares.

Dakhin Khap Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakhin Khap village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Sherghati
Area (hectares)	75 hectares
Population	1,062
Male Population	549
Female Population	513
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	934
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 Dakhin Khap compares

By the 2011 count Dakhin Khap is the 39th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,424 residents. Its 75 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Dakhin Khap

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

Dakhin Khap lies about 24 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Paraiya, about 20 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 Dakhin Khap
Tehsil headquarters	Sherghati	10 km
Nearest town	Sherghāti	10 km
Nearest railway station	Paraiya	20 km
District headquarters	Gaya	24 km

Villages closest to Dakhin Khap

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sherghati 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 Dakhin Khap

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakhin Khap village had a population of 1,062. That makes it the 39th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,424 residents.

Dakhin Khap village has 549 males and 513 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakhin Khap has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

Dakhin Khap covers 75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dakhin Khap falls under Sherghati tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dakhin Khap is Paraiya, about 20 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 Dakhin Khap.

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

Dakhin Khap is in Sherghati tehsil of Gaya district. Sherghati is about 10 km away. Sherghāti is about 10 km away. Paraiya is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.