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About Dhakkapur Village

Dhakkapur is a mid sized village in Salempur tehsil, in the district of Deoria, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 910, made up of 482 males and 428 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 35.42 hectares hectares.

Dhakkapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhakkapur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Deoria
Tehsil Salempur
Area (hectares) 35.42 hectares
Population 910
Male Population 482
Female Population 428
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 888
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dhakkapur compares

By the 2011 count Dhakkapur is the 189th largest of the 440 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,116 residents. Its 35.42 hectares work out to about 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Dhakkapur

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

How far is Dhakkapur from other places

Dhakkapur lies about 30 km from Deoria, and the nearest railway station is Deoraha Baba Road, about 4.6 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 Dhakkapur
Nearest railway station Deoraha Baba Road 4.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Salempur 7.5 km
Nearest town Lar 10 km
District headquarters Deoria 30 km

Villages closest to Dhakkapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhakkapur village had a population of 910. That makes it the 189th largest of the 440 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,116 residents.

Dhakkapur village has 482 males and 428 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhakkapur has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1062.

Dhakkapur covers 35.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dhakkapur falls under Salempur tehsil of Deoria district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhakkapur is Deoraha Baba Road, about 4.6 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 km distance for Dhakkapur.

Dhakkapur is about 30 km from Deoria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhakkapur is in Salempur tehsil of Deoria district. Deoraha Baba Road is about 4.6 km away. Salempur is about 7.5 km away. Lar is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kapuri (under 2 km), Kapuripar (under 2 km) and Pipra Pathak (under 2 km).

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

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