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About Dauna Village

Dauna is a mid sized village in Lalganj tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,514, made up of 750 males and 764 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,019 females per 1000 males. The village covers 129.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 276202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dauna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dauna village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Azamgarh
Tehsil Lalganj
Pincode 276202
Area (hectares) 129.38 hectares
Population 1,514
Male Population 750
Female Population 764
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,019
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dauna compares

By the 2011 count Dauna is the 123rd largest of the 484 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,120 residents. Its 129.38 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1080.

Getting to Dauna

Dauna is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dauna as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Dauna from other places

Dauna lies about 171 km from Azamgarh, and the nearest railway station is Lachhmanpur, about 22 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 Dauna
Nearest railway station Lachhmanpur 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Lalganj 26 km
Nearest town Lālganj 26 km
District headquarters Azamgarh 171 km

Villages closest to Dauna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dauna village had a population of 1,514. That makes it the 123rd largest of the 484 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,120 residents.

Dauna village has 750 males and 764 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dauna has about 1019 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1080.

The pincode recorded for Dauna is 276202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dauna covers 129.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dauna falls under Lalganj tehsil of Azamgarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dauna is Lachhmanpur, about 22 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 5 - 10 km distance for Dauna.

Dauna is about 171 km from Azamgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dauna is in Lalganj tehsil of Azamgarh district. Lachhmanpur is about 22 km away. Lalganj is about 26 km away. Lālganj is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chauki Dauna (under 2 km), Kanauna (under 2 km) and Sidhauna (under 2 km).

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

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