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About Dakehra Village

Dakehra is a small village in Bhoranj tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 128, made up of 52 males and 76 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,462 females per 1000 males. The village covers 25.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177025, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakehra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakehra village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Bhoranj
Pincode 177025
Area (hectares) 25.53 hectares
Population 128
Male Population 52
Female Population 76
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,462
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dakehra compares

By the 2011 count Dakehra is the 197th largest of the 267 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 335 residents. Its 25.53 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1213.

Getting to Dakehra

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

Dakehra lies about 43 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 46 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 Dakehra
Nearest town Sundarnagar 9.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhoranj 31 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 43 km
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 46 km

Villages closest to Dakehra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakehra village had a population of 128. That makes it the 197th largest of the 267 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 335 residents.

Dakehra village has 52 males and 76 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakehra has about 1462 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1213.

The pincode recorded for Dakehra is 177025. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakehra covers 25.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dakehra falls under Bhoranj tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dakehra is Buffer Stop, about 46 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 within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dakehra.

Dakehra is about 43 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dakehra is in Bhoranj tehsil of Hamirpur district. Sundarnagar is about 9.0 km away. Bhoranj is about 31 km away. Hamirpur is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhurdwan (4.8 km), Bhanera (5.7 km) and Sasal (6.1 km).

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

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