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About Dhakhva Village

Dhakhva is a small village in Saidpur tehsil, in the district of Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 457, made up of 214 males and 243 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,136 females per 1000 males. The village covers 94.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 233223, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhakhva Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhakhva village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ghazipur
Tehsil Saidpur
Pincode 233223
Area (hectares) 94.57 hectares
Population 457
Male Population 214
Female Population 243
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,136
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dhakhva compares

By the 2011 count Dhakhva is the 350th largest of the 556 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,010 residents. Its 94.57 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Dhakhva

Dhakhva 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 Dhakhva as Available within village. 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 Dhakhva from other places

Dhakhva lies about 43 km from Ghazipur, and the nearest railway station is Mahpur, about 11 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 Dhakhva
Nearest railway station Mahpur 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Saidpur 16 km
District headquarters Ghazipur 43 km

Villages closest to Dhakhva

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhakhva village had a population of 457. That makes it the 350th largest of the 556 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,010 residents.

Dhakhva village has 214 males and 243 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhakhva has about 1136 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Dhakhva is 233223. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhakhva covers 94.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhakhva falls under Saidpur tehsil of Ghazipur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhakhva is Mahpur, about 11 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dhakhva.

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

Dhakhva is in Saidpur tehsil of Ghazipur district. Mahpur is about 11 km away. Saidpur is about 16 km away. Ghazipur is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ataullah Pur (1.5 km), Kuvati (2.3 km) and Chatura Pur (2.5 km).

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

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