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About Dhakia Village

Dhakia is a mid sized village in Meerganj tehsil, in the district of Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,602, made up of 872 males and 730 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 837 females per 1000 males. The village covers 262.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 243505, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhakia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhakia village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Bareilly
Tehsil Meerganj
Pincode 243505
Area (hectares) 262.31 hectares
Population 1,602
Male Population 872
Female Population 730
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 837
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhakia compares

By the 2011 count Dhakia is the 104th largest of the 213 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,858 residents. Its 262.31 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 873.

Getting to Dhakia

Dhakia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhakia as Available within 10+ 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhakia from other places

Dhakia lies about 19 km from Bareilly, and the nearest railway station is Bhitaura, about 10 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 Dhakia
Nearest town Fatehganj West 10 km
Nearest railway station Bhitaura 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Meerganj 19 km
District headquarters Bareilly 19 km

Villages closest to Dhakia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhakia village had a population of 1,602. That makes it the 104th largest of the 213 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,858 residents.

Dhakia village has 872 males and 730 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhakia has about 837 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 873.

The pincode recorded for Dhakia is 243505. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhakia covers 262.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhakia falls under Meerganj tehsil of Bareilly district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhakia is Bhitaura, about 10 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dhakia.

Dhakia is about 19 km from Bareilly in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhakia is in Meerganj tehsil of Bareilly district. Fatehganj West is about 10 km away. Bhitaura is about 10 km away. Meerganj is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bajpur (2.0 km), Kamalpur (2.5 km) and Bholapur Shankhapur (4.6 km).

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

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