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About Dakuwa Village

Dakuwa is a mid sized village in Rajpur tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,143, made up of 555 males and 588 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,059 females per 1000 males. The village covers 527 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakuwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakuwa village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Surguja
Tehsil Rajpur
Pincode 497001
Area (hectares) 527 hectares
Population 1,143
Male Population 555
Female Population 588
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,059
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Dakuwa compares

By the 2011 count Dakuwa is the 39th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,211 residents. Its 527 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Dakuwa

Dakuwa is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Dakuwa as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. The nearest villages by name are Chanchi, Chandragarh, Chatakpur and Chaura. 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 Dakuwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakuwa village had a population of 1,143. That makes it the 39th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,211 residents.

Dakuwa village has 555 males and 588 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakuwa has about 1059 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Dakuwa is 497001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakuwa covers 527 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dakuwa falls under Rajpur tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Dakuwa notes the nearest railway station as Available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dakuwa.

Dakuwa is in Rajpur tehsil of Surguja 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 Dakuwa today is likely to be higher.

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