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About Dakiara Village

Dakiara is a small village in Fatehpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 241, made up of 126 males and 115 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 71.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176053, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakiara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakiara village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Fatehpur
Pincode 176053
Area (hectares) 71.57 hectares
Population 241
Male Population 126
Female Population 115
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dakiara compares

By the 2011 count Dakiara is the 81st largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 283 residents. Its 71.57 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Dakiara

Dakiara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dakiara as Available within <5 km distance. 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dakiara from other places

Dakiara lies about 36 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Talara, about 1.7 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 Dakiara
Nearest railway station Talara 1.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Fatehpur 15 km
Nearest town Mamun 22 km
District headquarters Kangra 36 km

Villages closest to Dakiara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakiara village had a population of 241. That makes it the 81st largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 283 residents.

Dakiara village has 126 males and 115 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakiara has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Dakiara is 176053. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakiara covers 71.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dakiara falls under Fatehpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dakiara is Talara, about 1.7 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 <5 km distance for Dakiara.

Dakiara is about 36 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dakiara is in Fatehpur tehsil of Kangra district. Talara is about 1.7 km away. Fatehpur is about 15 km away. Mamun is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thalara (2.2 km), Baroh Jhikla (2.8 km) and Buhal (3.5 km).

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

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