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About Dachhni Village

Dachhni is a mid sized village in Kako tehsil, in the district of Jehanabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,248, made up of 645 males and 603 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 49 hectares hectares.

Dachhni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dachhni village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Jehanabad
Tehsil Kako
Area (hectares) 49 hectares
Population 1,248
Male Population 645
Female Population 603
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dachhni compares

By the 2011 count Dachhni is the 53rd largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,891 residents. Its 49 hectares work out to about 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Dachhni

Dachhni is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dachhni as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dachhni from other places

Dachhni lies about 4.6 km from Jehanabad, and the nearest railway station is Jehanabad Court, about 4.2 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 Dachhni
Nearest railway station Jehanabad Court 4.2 km
District headquarters Jehanabad 4.6 km
Nearest town Jahānābād 4.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Kako 5.6 km

Villages closest to Dachhni

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

Common questions about Dachhni

As per the Census of India 2011, Dachhni village had a population of 1,248. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,891 residents.

Dachhni village has 645 males and 603 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dachhni has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 928.

Dachhni covers 49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dachhni falls under Kako tehsil of Jehanabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dachhni is Jehanabad Court, about 4.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dachhni.

Dachhni is about 4.6 km from Jehanabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dachhni is in Kako tehsil of Jehanabad district. Jehanabad Court is about 4.2 km away. Jehanabad is about 4.6 km away. Jahānābād is about 4.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sihti (under 2 km), Dharampur (under 2 km) and Derhsaiya (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Dachhni today is likely to be higher.

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