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About Dahiya Village

Dahiya is a small village in Chakia tehsil, in the district of Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 448, made up of 228 males and 220 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 41.7 hectares hectares.

Dahiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dahiya village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Chandauli
Tehsil Chakia
Area (hectares) 41.7 hectares
Population 448
Male Population 228
Female Population 220
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
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 Dahiya compares

By the 2011 count Dahiya is the 280th largest of the 496 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 784 residents. Its 41.7 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Dahiya

Dahiya is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dahiya 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 Dahiya from other places

Dahiya lies about 17 km from Chandauli, and the nearest railway station is Chandauli Majhwar, about 18 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 Dahiya
Tehsil headquarters Chakia 6.5 km
District headquarters Chandauli 17 km
Nearest railway station Chandauli Majhwar 18 km

Villages closest to Dahiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dahiya village had a population of 448. That makes it the 280th largest of the 496 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 784 residents.

Dahiya village has 228 males and 220 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dahiya has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 926.

Dahiya covers 41.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dahiya falls under Chakia tehsil of Chandauli district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dahiya is Chandauli Majhwar, about 18 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 Dahiya.

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

Dahiya is in Chakia tehsil of Chandauli district. Chakia is about 6.5 km away. Chandauli is about 17 km away. Chandauli Majhwar is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bedauli (under 2 km), Ambar (under 2 km) and Chamaripur (under 2 km).

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

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