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About Dakachya Village

Dakachya is one of the larger villages in Sawer tehsil, in the district of Indore, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,593, made up of 2,858 males and 2,735 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1285.51 hectares hectares.

Dakachya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakachya village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Indore
Tehsil Sawer
Area (hectares) 1285.51 hectares
Population 5,593
Male Population 2,858
Female Population 2,735
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dakachya compares

By the 2011 count Dakachya is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,378 residents. Its 1285.51 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Dakachya

Dakachya is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Dakachya 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dakachya from other places

Dakachya lies about 21 km from Indore, and the nearest railway station is Dakchya, 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 Dakachya
Nearest railway station Dakchya 1.7 km
Nearest town Dewas 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Sawer 19 km
District headquarters Indore 21 km

Villages closest to Dakachya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakachya village had a population of 5,593. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,378 residents.

Dakachya village has 2,858 males and 2,735 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakachya has about 957 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 957.

Dakachya covers 1285.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dakachya falls under Sawer tehsil of Indore district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dakachya is Dakchya, about 1.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Dakachya is about 21 km from Indore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dakachya is in Sawer tehsil of Indore district. Dakchya is about 1.7 km away. Dewas is about 15 km away. Sawer is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lasudiya Parmar (under 2 km), Silotiya (2.5 km) and Palasiya (2.8 km).

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

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