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About Dhakpura Village

Dhakpura is a large village in Bharthana tehsil, in the district of Etawah, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,583, made up of 2,480 males and 2,103 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 848 females per 1000 males. The village covers 878 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 206242, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhakpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhakpura village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Etawah
Tehsil Bharthana
Pincode 206242
Area (hectares) 878 hectares
Population 4,583
Male Population 2,480
Female Population 2,103
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 848
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dhakpura compares

By the 2011 count Dhakpura is the 20th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,009 residents. Its 878 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 865.

Getting to Dhakpura

Dhakpura is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhakpura 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 - 10 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 29 km from Etawah, and the nearest railway station is Samhon, about 4.8 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 Samhon 4.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Bharthana 9.4 km
District headquarters Etawah 29 km

Villages closest to Dhakpura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bharthana 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 4,583. That makes it the 20th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,009 residents.

Dhakpura village has 2,480 males and 2,103 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhakpura has about 848 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 865.

The pincode recorded for Dhakpura is 206242. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhakpura covers 878 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhakpura falls under Bharthana tehsil of Etawah district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhakpura is Samhon, about 4.8 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dhakpura.

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

Dhakpura is in Bharthana tehsil of Etawah district. Samhon is about 4.8 km away. Bharthana is about 9.4 km away. Etawah is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baharpur (2.4 km), Khargpur (3.0 km) and Banamai (3.4 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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