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About Dakadihi Village

Dakadihi is a mid sized village in Bahalda tehsil, in the district of Mayurbhanj, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 543, made up of 281 males and 262 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 228 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 757042, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakadihi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakadihi village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Mayurbhanj
Tehsil Bahalda
Pincode 757042
Area (hectares) 228 hectares
Population 543
Male Population 281
Female Population 262
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dakadihi compares

By the 2011 count Dakadihi is the 17th largest of the 34 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 927 residents. Its 228 hectares work out to about 2.4 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 1094.

Getting to Dakadihi

Dakadihi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dakadihi as Available within 5 - 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dakadihi from other places

Dakadihi lies about 99 km from Mayurbhanj, and the nearest railway station is Sidhirsai, about 18 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 Dakadihi
Tehsil headquarters Bahalda 16 km
Nearest railway station Sidhirsai 18 km
Nearest town Gobindpur 18 km
District headquarters Mayurbhanj 99 km

Villages closest to Dakadihi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakadihi village had a population of 543. That makes it the 17th largest of the 34 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 927 residents.

Dakadihi village has 281 males and 262 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakadihi has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1094.

The pincode recorded for Dakadihi is 757042. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakadihi covers 228 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dakadihi falls under Bahalda tehsil of Mayurbhanj district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Dakadihi is Sidhirsai, about 18 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dakadihi.

Dakadihi is about 99 km from Mayurbhanj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dakadihi is in Bahalda tehsil of Mayurbhanj district. Bahalda is about 16 km away. Sidhirsai is about 18 km away. Gobindpur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dumadihi (6.4 km), Jialda (13 km) and Bahalda (16 km).

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

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