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About Dihakhas Village

Dihakhas is a small village in Handia tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 280, made up of 142 males and 138 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 35.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 221505, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dihakhas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dihakhas village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Handia
Pincode 221505
Area (hectares) 35.72 hectares
Population 280
Male Population 142
Female Population 138
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dihakhas compares

By the 2011 count Dihakhas is the 534th largest of the 600 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents. Its 35.72 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Dihakhas

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

Dihakhas lies about 21 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Bheerpur, about 6.3 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 Dihakhas
Nearest railway station Bheerpur 6.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Handia 20 km
District headquarters Allahabad 21 km
Nearest town Prayagraj 21 km

Villages closest to Dihakhas

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dihakhas village had a population of 280. That makes it the 534th largest of the 600 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents.

Dihakhas village has 142 males and 138 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dihakhas has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Dihakhas is 221505. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dihakhas covers 35.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dihakhas falls under Handia tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dihakhas is Bheerpur, about 6.3 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 and private bus service as Available for Dihakhas.

Dihakhas is about 21 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dihakhas is in Handia tehsil of Allahabad district. Bheerpur is about 6.3 km away. Handia is about 20 km away. Allahabad is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baldiha (under 2 km), Chak Adiha Ram (under 2 km) and Suraju Patti (5.0 km).

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

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