About Dakahwa Village

Dakahwa is a mid sized village in Narkatiaganj tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 969, made up of 505 males and 464 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 140.8 hectares hectares.

Dakahwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakahwa village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil	Narkatiaganj
Area (hectares)	140.8 hectares
Population	969
Male Population	505
Female Population	464
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	919
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dakahwa compares

By the 2011 count Dakahwa is the 102nd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,279 residents. Its 140.8 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Dakahwa

Dakahwa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dakahwa 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dakahwa from other places

Dakahwa lies about 17 km from Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Chamua, about 2.7 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 Dakahwa
Nearest railway station	Chamua	2.7 km
Nearest town	Rāmnagar	7.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Narkatiaganj	8.4 km
District headquarters	Pashchim Champaran	17 km

Villages closest to Dakahwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakahwa village had a population of 969. That makes it the 102nd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,279 residents.

Dakahwa village has 505 males and 464 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakahwa has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 916.

Dakahwa covers 140.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dakahwa falls under Narkatiaganj tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dakahwa is Chamua, about 2.7 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dakahwa.

Dakahwa is about 17 km from Pashchim Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dakahwa is in Narkatiaganj tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Chamua is about 2.7 km away. Rāmnagar is about 7.1 km away. Narkatiaganj is about 8.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.