About Dakaiha Village

Dakaiha is a mid sized village in Dhamdaha tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,926, made up of 988 males and 938 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 148 hectares hectares.

Dakaiha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakaiha village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purnia
Tehsil	Dhamdaha
Area (hectares)	148 hectares
Population	1,926
Male Population	988
Female Population	938
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	949
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dakaiha compares

By the 2011 count Dakaiha is the 32nd largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 4,178 residents. Its 148 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 913.

Getting to Dakaiha

Dakaiha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dakaiha as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Dakaiha from other places

Dakaiha lies about 20 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Sarsi, about 12 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 Dakaiha
Tehsil headquarters	Dhamdaha	9.3 km
Nearest railway station	Sarsi	12 km
Nearest town	Banmankhi Bazar	17 km
District headquarters	Purnia	20 km

Villages closest to Dakaiha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakaiha village had a population of 1,926. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,178 residents.

Dakaiha village has 988 males and 938 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakaiha has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 913.

Dakaiha covers 148 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dakaiha falls under Dhamdaha tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dakaiha is Sarsi, about 12 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 village for Dakaiha.

Dakaiha is about 20 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dakaiha is in Dhamdaha tehsil of Purnia district. Dhamdaha is about 9.3 km away. Sarsi is about 12 km away. Banmankhi Bazar is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.