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About Daukapa Village

Daukapa is a mid sized village in Lormi tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,613, made up of 818 males and 795 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 269.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Daukapa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Daukapa village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Lormi
Pincode 495115
Area (hectares) 269.08 hectares
Population 1,613
Male Population 818
Female Population 795
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Daukapa compares

By the 2011 count Daukapa is the 40th largest of the 245 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents. Its 269.08 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Daukapa

Daukapa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Daukapa as Available. 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Daukapa from other places

Daukapa lies about 60 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Kargi Road, about 45 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 Daukapa
Tehsil headquarters Lormi 12 km
Nearest town Mungeli 21 km
Nearest railway station Kargi Road 45 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 60 km

Villages closest to Daukapa

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

Common questions about Daukapa

As per the Census of India 2011, Daukapa village had a population of 1,613. That makes it the 40th largest of the 245 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents.

Daukapa village has 818 males and 795 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Daukapa has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Daukapa is 495115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Daukapa covers 269.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Daukapa falls under Lormi tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Daukapa is Kargi Road, about 45 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 and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Daukapa.

Daukapa is about 60 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Daukapa is in Lormi tehsil of Bilaspur district. Lormi is about 12 km away. Mungeli is about 21 km away. Kargi Road is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nathelapara (under 2 km), Dadhipara (under 2 km) and Chakla (1.7 km).

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

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