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About Dakahi Village

Dakahi is a large village in Balrampur tehsil, in the district of Balrampur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,619, made up of 1,406 males and 1,213 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 863 females per 1000 males. The village covers 293.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 271201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakahi village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Balrampur
Tehsil Balrampur
Pincode 271201
Area (hectares) 293.21 hectares
Population 2,619
Male Population 1,406
Female Population 1,213
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 863
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 Dakahi compares

By the 2011 count Dakahi is the 71st largest of the 238 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,207 residents. Its 293.21 hectares work out to about 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 880.

Getting to Dakahi

The census records public bus service for Dakahi 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 Dakahi from other places

Dakahi lies about 17 km from Balrampur, and the nearest railway station is Bhawanipur Kalan, about 15 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 Dakahi
Nearest railway station Bhawanipur Kalan 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Balrampur 17 km
Nearest town Balrāmpur 17 km

Villages closest to Dakahi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakahi village had a population of 2,619. That makes it the 71st largest of the 238 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,207 residents.

Dakahi village has 1,406 males and 1,213 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakahi has about 863 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 880.

The pincode recorded for Dakahi is 271201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakahi covers 293.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dakahi falls under Balrampur tehsil of Balrampur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dakahi is Bhawanipur Kalan, about 15 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 Dakahi.

Dakahi is about 17 km from Balrampur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dakahi is in Balrampur tehsil of Balrampur district. Bhawanipur Kalan is about 15 km away. Balrampur is about 17 km away. Balrāmpur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalyanpur (1.8 km), Jairampur (2.5 km) and Lakshimanpur Dharampur (2.5 km).

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

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