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About Dhaska Village

Dhaska is a mid sized village in Bansdih tehsil, in the district of Ballia, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,227, made up of 578 males and 649 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,123 females per 1000 males. The village covers 49.65 hectares hectares.

Dhaska Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhaska village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ballia
Tehsil Bansdih
Area (hectares) 49.65 hectares
Population 1,227
Male Population 578
Female Population 649
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,123
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dhaska compares

By the 2011 count Dhaska is the 103rd largest of the 376 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,202 residents. Its 49.65 hectares work out to about 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Dhaska

The census records public bus service for Dhaska 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhaska from other places

Dhaska lies about 15 km from Ballia, and the nearest railway station is Majhola Pakarya, about 5.0 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 Dhaska
Nearest railway station Majhola Pakarya 5.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Bansdih 15 km
District headquarters Ballia 15 km
Nearest town Pīlibhīt 18 km

Villages closest to Dhaska

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhaska village had a population of 1,227. That makes it the 103rd largest of the 376 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,202 residents.

Dhaska village has 578 males and 649 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhaska has about 1123 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

Dhaska covers 49.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dhaska falls under Bansdih tehsil of Ballia district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhaska is Majhola Pakarya, about 5.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Dhaska.

Dhaska is about 15 km from Ballia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhaska is in Bansdih tehsil of Ballia district. Majhola Pakarya is about 5.0 km away. Bansdih is about 15 km away. Ballia is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balirampur (under 2 km), Baghawan (2.4 km) and Rampur Taluka Maniyar (2.5 km).

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

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