About Dakeya Village

Dakeya is a mid sized village in Basia tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 559, made up of 282 males and 277 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 357.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835229, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakeya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakeya village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Gumla
Tehsil	Basia
Pincode	835229
Area (hectares)	357.81 hectares
Population	559
Male Population	282
Female Population	277
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	982
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dakeya compares

By the 2011 count Dakeya is the 60th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 925 residents. Its 357.81 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Dakeya

Dakeya is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dakeya as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Dakeya from other places

Dakeya lies about 26 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Bakaspur, about 17 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 Dakeya
Nearest railway station	Bakaspur	17 km
Tehsil headquarters	Basia	18 km
District headquarters	Gumla	26 km
Nearest town	Gumlā	26 km

Villages closest to Dakeya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakeya village had a population of 559. That makes it the 60th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 925 residents.

Dakeya village has 282 males and 277 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakeya has about 982 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Dakeya is 835229. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakeya covers 357.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dakeya falls under Basia tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dakeya is Bakaspur, about 17 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 5 - 10 km distance for Dakeya.

Dakeya is about 26 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dakeya is in Basia tehsil of Gumla district. Bakaspur is about 17 km away. Basia is about 18 km away. Gumla is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.