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About Dakri Village

Dakri is a small village in Ghumarwin tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 230, made up of 124 males and 106 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 855 females per 1000 males. The village covers 126 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174026, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakri village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Ghumarwin
Pincode 174026
Area (hectares) 126 hectares
Population 230
Male Population 124
Female Population 106
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 855
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dakri compares

By the 2011 count Dakri is the 114th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 390 residents. Its 126 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1039.

Getting to Dakri

Dakri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dakri as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Chhat, Chhibrin, Churari and Chuwadi. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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.

Common questions about Dakri

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakri village had a population of 230. That makes it the 114th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 390 residents.

Dakri village has 124 males and 106 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakri has about 855 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1039.

The pincode recorded for Dakri is 174026. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakri covers 126 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dakri falls under Ghumarwin tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Dakri notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dakri.

Dakri is in Ghumarwin tehsil of Bilaspur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Dakri today is likely to be higher.

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