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About Dahakwa Village

Dahakwa is a large village in Sawai Madhopur tehsil, in the district of Sawai Madhopur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,095, made up of 1,618 males and 1,477 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1486.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 322001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dahakwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dahakwa village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Sawai Madhopur
Tehsil Sawai Madhopur
Pincode 322001
Area (hectares) 1486.95 hectares
Population 3,095
Male Population 1,618
Female Population 1,477
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dahakwa compares

By the 2011 count Dahakwa is the 14th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,471 residents. Its 1486.95 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Dahakwa

Dahakwa 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 Dahakwa 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dahakwa from other places

Dahakwa lies about 9.0 km from Sawai Madhopur, and the nearest railway station is Devpura, about 2.2 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 Dahakwa
Nearest railway station Devpura 2.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Sawai Madhopur 9.0 km

Villages closest to Dahakwa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sawai Madhopur 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 Dahakwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Dahakwa village had a population of 3,095. That makes it the 14th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,471 residents.

Dahakwa village has 1,618 males and 1,477 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dahakwa has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 917.

The pincode recorded for Dahakwa is 322001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dahakwa covers 1486.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dahakwa falls under Sawai Madhopur tehsil of Sawai Madhopur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Dahakwa is Devpura, about 2.2 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 village for Dahakwa.

Dahakwa is about 9.0 km from Sawai Madhopur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dahakwa is in Sawai Madhopur tehsil of Sawai Madhopur district. Devpura is about 2.2 km away. Sawai Madhopur is about 9.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Parli (2.6 km), Bilopa (3.1 km) and Dhumon Kalan (3.4 km).

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

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