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About Dhakpura Village

Dhakpura is a mid sized village in Porsa tehsil, in the district of Morena, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 641, made up of 357 males and 284 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 796 females per 1000 males. The village covers 117 hectares hectares.

Dhakpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhakpura village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Morena
Tehsil Porsa
Area (hectares) 117 hectares
Population 641
Male Population 357
Female Population 284
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 796
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhakpura compares

By the 2011 count Dhakpura is the 63rd largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,697 residents. Its 117 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 855.

Getting to Dhakpura

Dhakpura is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dhakpura as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Dhakpura from other places

Dhakpura lies about 45 km from Morena, and the nearest railway station is Manikpura, about 20 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 Dhakpura
Tehsil headquarters Porsa 12 km
Nearest railway station Manikpura 20 km
District headquarters Morena 45 km

Villages closest to Dhakpura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhakpura village had a population of 641. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,697 residents.

Dhakpura village has 357 males and 284 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhakpura has about 796 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 855.

Dhakpura covers 117 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhakpura falls under Porsa tehsil of Morena district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhakpura is Manikpura, about 20 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 10+ km distance for Dhakpura.

Dhakpura is about 45 km from Morena in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhakpura is in Porsa tehsil of Morena district. Porsa is about 12 km away. Manikpura is about 20 km away. Morena is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kasmada (1.6 km), Vijaygarh (2.2 km) and Jagatpur (2.6 km).

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

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