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About Dakhinara Village

Dakhinara is one of the larger villages in Shikohabad tehsil, in the district of Firozabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,095, made up of 2,670 males and 2,425 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 828.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 205135, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakhinara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakhinara village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Firozabad
Tehsil Shikohabad
Pincode 205135
Area (hectares) 828.65 hectares
Population 5,095
Male Population 2,670
Female Population 2,425
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 908
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dakhinara compares

By the 2011 count Dakhinara is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,886 residents. Its 828.65 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 873.

Getting to Dakhinara

Dakhinara is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Dakhinara as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Dakhinara from other places

Dakhinara lies about 19 km from Firozabad. 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 Dakhinara
Tehsil headquarters Shikohabad 3.4 km
Nearest town Shikohābād 3.4 km
District headquarters Firozabad 19 km

Villages closest to Dakhinara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakhinara village had a population of 5,095. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,886 residents.

Dakhinara village has 2,670 males and 2,425 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakhinara has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 873.

The pincode recorded for Dakhinara is 205135. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakhinara covers 828.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dakhinara falls under Shikohabad tehsil of Firozabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The census record for Dakhinara notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Dakhinara.

Dakhinara is about 19 km from Firozabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dakhinara is in Shikohabad tehsil of Firozabad district. Shikohabad is about 3.4 km away. Shikohābād is about 3.4 km away. Firozabad is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dargapur Mohanipur (under 2 km), Bidarkha (under 2 km) and Tara Mai (under 2 km).

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

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