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About Dakia Village

Dakia is a mid sized village in Nanpara tehsil, in the district of Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,596, made up of 854 males and 742 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 869 females per 1000 males. The village covers 44.66 hectares hectares.

Dakia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakia village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Bahraich
Tehsil Nanpara
Area (hectares) 44.66 hectares
Population 1,596
Male Population 854
Female Population 742
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 869
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 Dakia compares

By the 2011 count Dakia is the 279th largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,934 residents. Its 44.66 hectares work out to about 36 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 895.

Getting to Dakia

Dakia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dakia 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 Dakia from other places

Dakia lies about 32 km from Bahraich, and the nearest railway station is Nanpara Junction, about 18 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 Dakia
Tehsil headquarters Nanpara 17 km
Nearest town Nānpāra 17 km
Nearest railway station Nanpara Junction 18 km
District headquarters Bahraich 32 km

Villages closest to Dakia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakia village had a population of 1,596. That makes it the 279th largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,934 residents.

Dakia village has 854 males and 742 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakia has about 869 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 895.

Dakia covers 44.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 36 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dakia falls under Nanpara tehsil of Bahraich district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dakia is Nanpara Junction, about 18 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 Dakia.

Dakia is about 32 km from Bahraich in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dakia is in Nanpara tehsil of Bahraich district. Nanpara is about 17 km away. Nānpāra is about 17 km away. Nanpara Junction is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baruhi (2.0 km), Rakhauna (2.4 km) and Ram Batti (3.0 km).

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

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