About Dakhi Village

Dakhi is a mid sized village in Barsoi tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 722, made up of 370 males and 352 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 78 hectares hectares.

Dakhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakhi village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Barsoi
Area (hectares)	78 hectares
Population	722
Male Population	370
Female Population	352
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	951
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 Dakhi compares

By the 2011 count Dakhi is the 135th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents. Its 78 hectares work out to about 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Dakhi

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

Dakhi lies about 31 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Sudhani, about 8.2 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 Dakhi
Nearest railway station	Sudhani	8.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Barsoi	17 km
Nearest town	Kasba	30 km
District headquarters	Katihar	31 km

Villages closest to Dakhi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakhi village had a population of 722. That makes it the 135th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents.

Dakhi village has 370 males and 352 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakhi has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 928.

Dakhi covers 78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dakhi falls under Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dakhi is Sudhani, about 8.2 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 Dakhi.

Dakhi is about 31 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dakhi is in Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district. Sudhani is about 8.2 km away. Barsoi is about 17 km away. Kasba is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.