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About Dhakpura Village

Dhakpura is a mid sized village in Khurja tehsil, in the district of Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 553, made up of 291 males and 262 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 111.6 hectares hectares.

Dhakpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhakpura village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Bulandshahr
Tehsil Khurja
Area (hectares) 111.6 hectares
Population 553
Male Population 291
Female Population 262
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dhakpura compares

By the 2011 count Dhakpura is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,953 residents. Its 111.6 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 888.

Getting to Dhakpura

The census records public bus service for Dhakpura as Available within <5 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhakpura from other places

Dhakpura lies about 35 km from Bulandshahr, and the nearest railway station is Danwar, about 6.5 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 Dhakpura
Nearest railway station Danwar 6.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Khurja 19 km
District headquarters Bulandshahr 35 km

Villages closest to Dhakpura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhakpura village had a population of 553. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,953 residents.

Dhakpura village has 291 males and 262 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhakpura has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 888.

Dhakpura covers 111.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhakpura falls under Khurja tehsil of Bulandshahr district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhakpura is Danwar, about 6.5 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 - 10 km distance for Dhakpura.

Dhakpura is about 35 km from Bulandshahr in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhakpura is in Khurja tehsil of Bulandshahr district. Danwar is about 6.5 km away. Khurja is about 19 km away. Bulandshahr is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rudri (under 2 km), Muni (1.6 km) and Sarsal (1.8 km).

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

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