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About Dhekapur Village

Dhekapur is a mid sized village in Thanakhamria tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 624, made up of 318 males and 306 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 217.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491993, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhekapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhekapur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Thanakhamria
Pincode 491993
Area (hectares) 217.26 hectares
Population 624
Male Population 318
Female Population 306
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhekapur compares

By the 2011 count Dhekapur is the 50th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 915 residents. Its 217.26 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Dhekapur

Dhekapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhekapur 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. The nearest villages by name are Botka, Chichgaon, Chikhali and Danganiya. 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 Dhekapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhekapur village had a population of 624. That makes it the 50th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 915 residents.

Dhekapur village has 318 males and 306 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhekapur has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Dhekapur is 491993. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhekapur covers 217.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhekapur falls under Thanakhamria tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Dhekapur notes the nearest railway station 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 Dhekapur.

Dhekapur is in Thanakhamria tehsil of Durg 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 Dhekapur today is likely to be higher.

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