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About Daukha Jangal Village

Daukha Jangal is a large village in Harraiya tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,270, made up of 1,160 males and 1,110 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 144.48 hectares hectares.

Daukha Jangal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Daukha Jangal village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Harraiya
Area (hectares) 144.48 hectares
Population 2,270
Male Population 1,160
Female Population 1,110
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Daukha Jangal compares

By the 2011 count Daukha Jangal is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 641 residents. Its 144.48 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Daukha Jangal

Daukha Jangal is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Daukha Jangal 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Daukha Jangal from other places

Daukha Jangal lies about 31 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Chureb, about 19 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 Daukha Jangal
Nearest town Mehndāwal 14 km
Nearest railway station Chureb 19 km
District headquarters Basti 31 km
Tehsil headquarters Harraiya 32 km

Villages closest to Daukha Jangal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Harraiya 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 Daukha Jangal

As per the Census of India 2011, Daukha Jangal village had a population of 2,270. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 641 residents.

Daukha Jangal village has 1,160 males and 1,110 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Daukha Jangal has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 965.

Daukha Jangal covers 144.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Daukha Jangal falls under Harraiya tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Daukha Jangal is Chureb, about 19 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Daukha Jangal.

Daukha Jangal is about 31 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Daukha Jangal is in Harraiya tehsil of Basti district. Mehndāwal is about 14 km away. Chureb is about 19 km away. Basti is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pikaura (under 2 km), Pikaura Bari (under 2 km) and Pikaura Bhato (under 2 km).

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

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