About Dahkoni Village

Dahkoni is a mid sized village in Baloda tehsil, in the district of Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,214, made up of 623 males and 591 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 345.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493228, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dahkoni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dahkoni village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Janjgir Champa
Tehsil	Baloda
Pincode	493228
Area (hectares)	345.51 hectares
Population	1,214
Male Population	623
Female Population	591
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	949
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dahkoni compares

By the 2011 count Dahkoni is the 28th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,305 residents. Its 345.51 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Dahkoni

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

Dahkoni lies about 16 km from Janjgir Champa, and the nearest railway station is Janjgir Naila, about 10 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 Dahkoni
Tehsil headquarters	Baloda	7.0 km
Nearest railway station	Janjgir Naila	10 km
Nearest town	Nailā	10 km
District headquarters	Janjgir Champa	16 km

Villages closest to Dahkoni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dahkoni village had a population of 1,214. That makes it the 28th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,305 residents.

Dahkoni village has 623 males and 591 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dahkoni has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Dahkoni is 493228. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dahkoni covers 345.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dahkoni falls under Baloda tehsil of Janjgir Champa district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Dahkoni is Janjgir Naila, about 10 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 - 10 km distance for Dahkoni.

Dahkoni is about 16 km from Janjgir Champa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dahkoni is in Baloda tehsil of Janjgir Champa district. Baloda is about 7.0 km away. Janjgir Naila is about 10 km away. Nailā is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.