About Dakra Village

Dakra is a mid sized village in Amdabad tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 738, made up of 377 males and 361 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 29.3 hectares hectares.

Dakra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakra village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Amdabad
Area (hectares)	29.3 hectares
Population	738
Male Population	377
Female Population	361
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	958
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dakra compares

By the 2011 count Dakra is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 4,008 residents. Its 29.3 hectares work out to about 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Dakra

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

Dakra lies about 26 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Dilli Dewan Ganj, about 6.0 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 Dakra
Nearest railway station	Dilli Dewan Ganj	6.0 km
Nearest town	Manihāri	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Amdabad	26 km
District headquarters	Katihar	26 km

Villages closest to Dakra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakra village had a population of 738. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,008 residents.

Dakra village has 377 males and 361 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakra has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 924.

Dakra covers 29.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dakra falls under Amdabad tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dakra is Dilli Dewan Ganj, about 6.0 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 5 - 10 km distance for Dakra.

Dakra is about 26 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dakra is in Amdabad tehsil of Katihar district. Dilli Dewan Ganj is about 6.0 km away. Manihāri is about 15 km away. Amdabad is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.