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About Dhakrai Village

Dhakrai is a mid sized village in Shikohabad tehsil, in the district of Firozabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 674, made up of 356 males and 318 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 115.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 205151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhakrai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhakrai village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Firozabad
Tehsil Shikohabad
Pincode 205151
Area (hectares) 115.13 hectares
Population 674
Male Population 356
Female Population 318
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 893
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dhakrai compares

By the 2011 count Dhakrai is the 227th largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,886 residents. Its 115.13 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 873.

Getting to Dhakrai

The census records public bus service for Dhakrai as Available within 5 - 10 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 Dhakrai from other places

Dhakrai lies about 43 km from Firozabad, and the nearest railway station is Tindauli, about 8.3 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 Dhakrai
Nearest railway station Tindauli 8.3 km
Nearest town Sirsāganj 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Shikohabad 25 km
District headquarters Firozabad 43 km

Villages closest to Dhakrai

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 Dhakrai

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhakrai village had a population of 674. That makes it the 227th largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,886 residents.

Dhakrai village has 356 males and 318 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhakrai has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 873.

The pincode recorded for Dhakrai is 205151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhakrai covers 115.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Dhakrai is Tindauli, about 8.3 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dhakrai.

Dhakrai is about 43 km from Firozabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhakrai is in Shikohabad tehsil of Firozabad district. Tindauli is about 8.3 km away. Sirsāganj is about 19 km away. Shikohabad is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Naglahal (3.3 km), Kurhina (4.2 km) and Sakatpur (4.5 km).

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

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