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About Dhakal Village

Dhakal is one of the larger villages in Narwana tehsil, in the district of Jind, Haryana. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,937, made up of 4,238 males and 3,699 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 873 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1803 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 126116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhakal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhakal village
Description Value
State Haryana
District Jind
Tehsil Narwana
Pincode 126116
Area (hectares) 1803 hectares
Population 7,937
Male Population 4,238
Female Population 3,699
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 873
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dhakal compares

By the 2011 count Dhakal is the 11th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,789 residents. Its 1803 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 872.

Getting to Dhakal

Dhakal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhakal as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhakal from other places

Dhakal lies about 34 km from Jind, and the nearest railway station is Narwana Junction, about 5.0 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 Dhakal
Tehsil headquarters Narwana 4.2 km
Nearest town Narwāna 4.2 km
Nearest railway station Narwana Junction 5.0 km
District headquarters Jind 34 km

Villages closest to Dhakal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhakal village had a population of 7,937. That makes it the 11th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,789 residents.

Dhakal village has 4,238 males and 3,699 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhakal has about 873 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 872.

The pincode recorded for Dhakal is 126116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhakal covers 1803 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhakal falls under Narwana tehsil of Jind district in Haryana.

The nearest railway station to Dhakal is Narwana Junction, about 5.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Dhakal.

Dhakal is about 34 km from Jind in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhakal is in Narwana tehsil of Jind district. Narwana is about 4.2 km away. Narwāna is about 4.2 km away. Narwana Junction is about 5.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dumarkha Kalan (3.3 km), Dumarkha Khurd (3.4 km) and Narwana (4.2 km).

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

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