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About Dasauti Village

Dasauti is a mid sized village in Meja tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,154, made up of 628 males and 526 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 838 females per 1000 males. The village covers 258.38 hectares hectares.

Dasauti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dasauti village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Meja
Area (hectares) 258.38 hectares
Population 1,154
Male Population 628
Female Population 526
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 838
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dasauti compares

By the 2011 count Dasauti is the 171st largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,603 residents. Its 258.38 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Dasauti

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

Dasauti lies about 40 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Bheerpur, about 19 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 Dasauti
Tehsil headquarters Meja 18 km
Nearest railway station Bheerpur 19 km
District headquarters Allahabad 40 km
Nearest town Prayagraj 40 km

Villages closest to Dasauti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dasauti village had a population of 1,154. That makes it the 171st largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,603 residents.

Dasauti village has 628 males and 526 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dasauti has about 838 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 919.

Dasauti covers 258.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dasauti falls under Meja tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dasauti is Bheerpur, about 19 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Dasauti.

Dasauti is about 40 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dasauti is in Meja tehsil of Allahabad district. Meja is about 18 km away. Bheerpur is about 19 km away. Allahabad is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sirhir (under 2 km), Patehara (under 2 km) and Salaiya Kala (1.9 km).

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

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