About Dakaita Village

Dakaita is a large village in Boarijor tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,904, made up of 1,521 males and 1,383 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 118 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814147, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakaita Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakaita village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Godda
Tehsil	Boarijor
Pincode	814147
Area (hectares)	118 hectares
Population	2,904
Male Population	1,521
Female Population	1,383
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	909
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dakaita compares

By the 2011 count Dakaita is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 442 residents. Its 118 hectares work out to about 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Dakaita

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

Dakaita lies about 30 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Ekchari, about 25 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 Dakaita
Tehsil headquarters	Boarijor	11 km
Nearest railway station	Ekchari	25 km
Nearest town	Colgong	27 km
District headquarters	Godda	30 km

Villages closest to Dakaita

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakaita village had a population of 2,904. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 442 residents.

Dakaita village has 1,521 males and 1,383 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakaita has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Dakaita is 814147. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakaita covers 118 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dakaita falls under Boarijor tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dakaita is Ekchari, about 25 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dakaita.

Dakaita is about 30 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dakaita is in Boarijor tehsil of Godda district. Boarijor is about 11 km away. Ekchari is about 25 km away. Colgong is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.