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About Dakahi Village

Dakahi is a mid sized village in Chakia tehsil, in the district of Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 589, made up of 311 males and 278 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 50.29 hectares hectares.

Dakahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakahi village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Chandauli
Tehsil Chakia
Area (hectares) 50.29 hectares
Population 589
Male Population 311
Female Population 278
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 894
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dakahi compares

By the 2011 count Dakahi is the 231st largest of the 496 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 784 residents. Its 50.29 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Dakahi

Dakahi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dakahi as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available. 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 Dakahi from other places

Dakahi lies about 29 km from Chandauli, and the nearest railway station is Ahraura Road, about 23 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
Tehsil headquarters Chakia 8.9 km
Nearest town Ahraura 11 km
Nearest railway station Ahraura Road 23 km
District headquarters Chandauli 29 km

Villages closest to Dakahi

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 Dakahi

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakahi village had a population of 589. That makes it the 231st largest of the 496 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 784 residents.

Dakahi village has 311 males and 278 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakahi has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 926.

Dakahi covers 50.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Dakahi is Ahraura Road, about 23 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available for Dakahi.

Dakahi is about 29 km from Chandauli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dakahi is in Chakia tehsil of Chandauli district. Chakia is about 8.9 km away. Ahraura is about 11 km away. Ahraura Road is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Alipur (under 2 km), Murhahua (under 2 km) and Murhhua (under 2 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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