About Dhekaha Village

Dhekaha is one of the larger villages in Piprakothi tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 15,241, made up of 8,141 males and 7,100 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 872 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1732 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhekaha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhekaha village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purba Champaran
Tehsil	Piprakothi
Pincode	845401
Area (hectares)	1732 hectares
Population	15,241
Male Population	8,141
Female Population	7,100
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	872
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 Dhekaha compares

By the 2011 count Dhekaha is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,854 residents. Its 1732 hectares work out to about 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 890.

Getting to Dhekaha

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

Dhekaha lies about 18 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Kuwarchintawa, about 6.4 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 Dhekaha
Tehsil headquarters	Piprakothi	4.0 km
Nearest railway station	Kuwarchintawa	6.4 km
Nearest town	Pakridayal	6.5 km
District headquarters	Purba Champaran	18 km

Villages closest to Dhekaha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhekaha village had a population of 15,241. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,854 residents.

Dhekaha village has 8,141 males and 7,100 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhekaha has about 872 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 890.

The pincode recorded for Dhekaha is 845401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhekaha covers 1732 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhekaha falls under Piprakothi tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dhekaha is Kuwarchintawa, about 6.4 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 Dhekaha.

Dhekaha is about 18 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhekaha is in Piprakothi tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Piprakothi is about 4.0 km away. Kuwarchintawa is about 6.4 km away. Pakridayal is about 6.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.