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About Dahrak Village

Dahrak is a large village in Ramgarh tehsil, in the district of Kaimur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,805, made up of 1,969 males and 1,836 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 299 hectares hectares.

Dahrak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dahrak village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Kaimur
Tehsil Ramgarh
Area (hectares) 299 hectares
Population 3,805
Male Population 1,969
Female Population 1,836
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dahrak compares

By the 2011 count Dahrak is the 8th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,368 residents. Its 299 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 923.

Getting to Dahrak

Dahrak is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dahrak as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Dahrak from other places

Dahrak lies about 80 km from Kaimur, and the nearest railway station is Darauli, about 13 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 Dahrak
Tehsil headquarters Ramgarh under 2 km
Nearest railway station Darauli 13 km
Nearest town Zamānia 17 km
District headquarters Kaimur 80 km

Villages closest to Dahrak

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dahrak village had a population of 3,805. That makes it the 8th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,368 residents.

Dahrak village has 1,969 males and 1,836 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dahrak has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 923.

Dahrak covers 299 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dahrak falls under Ramgarh tehsil of Kaimur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dahrak is Darauli, about 13 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dahrak.

Dahrak is about 80 km from Kaimur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dahrak is in Ramgarh tehsil of Kaimur district. Ramgarh is about under 2 km away. Darauli is about 13 km away. Zamānia is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chakkupur (under 2 km), Ramgarh (under 2 km) and Abhaideh (under 2 km).

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

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