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About Dharkan Village

Dharkan is a mid sized village in Bidhuna tehsil, in the district of Auraiya, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,935, made up of 1,051 males and 884 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 841 females per 1000 males. The village covers 195.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 206252, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dharkan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharkan village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Auraiya
Tehsil Bidhuna
Pincode 206252
Area (hectares) 195.6 hectares
Population 1,935
Male Population 1,051
Female Population 884
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 841
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dharkan compares

By the 2011 count Dharkan is the 104th largest of the 399 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,597 residents. Its 195.6 hectares work out to about 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 862.

Getting to Dharkan

Dharkan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dharkan as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dharkan from other places

Dharkan lies about 26 km from Auraiya, and the nearest railway station is Phaphund, about 7.2 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 Dharkan
Nearest railway station Phaphund 7.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Bidhuna 12 km
Nearest town Bidhūna 12 km
District headquarters Auraiya 26 km

Villages closest to Dharkan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharkan village had a population of 1,935. That makes it the 104th largest of the 399 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,597 residents.

Dharkan village has 1,051 males and 884 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharkan has about 841 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 862.

The pincode recorded for Dharkan is 206252. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dharkan covers 195.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dharkan falls under Bidhuna tehsil of Auraiya district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dharkan is Phaphund, about 7.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dharkan.

Dharkan is about 26 km from Auraiya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharkan is in Bidhuna tehsil of Auraiya district. Phaphund is about 7.2 km away. Bidhuna is about 12 km away. Bidhūna is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Udaipur (under 2 km), Asha (1.5 km) and Purwa Asha (1.5 km).

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

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