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About Dakoha Village

Dakoha is a large village in Batala tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,066, made up of 2,118 males and 1,948 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 632 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143514, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakoha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakoha village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Batala
Pincode 143514
Area (hectares) 632 hectares
Population 4,066
Male Population 2,118
Female Population 1,948
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dakoha compares

By the 2011 count Dakoha is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents. Its 632 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Dakoha

Dakoha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dakoha as Available within <5 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 Dakoha from other places

Dakoha lies about 42 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Beas Junction, 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 Dakoha
Nearest railway station Beas Junction 17 km
Nearest town Qadian 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Batala 24 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 42 km

Villages closest to Dakoha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakoha village had a population of 4,066. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents.

Dakoha village has 2,118 males and 1,948 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakoha has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Dakoha is 143514. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakoha covers 632 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dakoha falls under Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Dakoha is Beas Junction, 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dakoha.

Dakoha is about 42 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dakoha is in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Beas Junction is about 17 km away. Qadian is about 18 km away. Batala is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mand (under 2 km), Padda (1.9 km) and Kaure (1.9 km).

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

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