About Dakra English Village

Dakra English is a mid sized village in Amdabad tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,870, made up of 995 males and 875 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 879 females per 1000 males. The village covers 83.8 hectares hectares.

Dakra English Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakra English village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Amdabad
Area (hectares)	83.8 hectares
Population	1,870
Male Population	995
Female Population	875
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	879
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 Dakra English compares

By the 2011 count Dakra English is the 21st largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 4,008 residents. Its 83.8 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Dakra English

Dakra English is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dakra English 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 Dakra English from other places

Dakra English 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 English
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 English

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 English

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakra English village had a population of 1,870. That makes it the 21st largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,008 residents.

Dakra English village has 995 males and 875 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakra English has about 879 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 924.

Dakra English covers 83.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dakra English falls under Amdabad tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dakra English 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 10+ km distance for Dakra English.

Dakra English 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 English 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.