About Dakaunda Village

Dakaunda is a mid sized village in Nabha tehsil, in the district of Patiala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,751, made up of 929 males and 822 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 424 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 147104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakaunda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakaunda village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Patiala
Tehsil	Nabha
Pincode	147104
Area (hectares)	424 hectares
Population	1,751
Male Population	929
Female Population	822
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	885
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dakaunda compares

By the 2011 count Dakaunda is the 28th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents. Its 424 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 887.

Getting to Dakaunda

Dakaunda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dakaunda as Available within 5 - 10 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 Dakaunda from other places

Dakaunda lies about 19 km from Patiala, and the nearest railway station is Sirhind Juntion, about 15 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 Dakaunda
Nearest railway station	Sirhind Juntion	15 km
Nearest town	Sirhind	17 km
District headquarters	Patiala	19 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nabha	21 km

Villages closest to Dakaunda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakaunda village had a population of 1,751. That makes it the 28th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents.

Dakaunda village has 929 males and 822 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakaunda has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 887.

The pincode recorded for Dakaunda is 147104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakaunda covers 424 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dakaunda falls under Nabha tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Dakaunda is Sirhind Juntion, about 15 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dakaunda.

Dakaunda is about 19 km from Patiala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dakaunda is in Nabha tehsil of Patiala district. Sirhind Juntion is about 15 km away. Sirhind is about 17 km away. Patiala is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.