About Dakahi Village

Dakahi is a mid sized village in Khajni tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 835, made up of 412 males and 423 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,027 females per 1000 males. The village covers 25.06 hectares hectares.

Dakahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakahi village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Gorakhpur
Tehsil	Khajni
Area (hectares)	25.06 hectares
Population	835
Male Population	412
Female Population	423
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,027
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dakahi compares

By the 2011 count Dakahi is the 238th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 846 residents. Its 25.06 hectares work out to about 33 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Dakahi

Dakahi is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dakahi as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dakahi from other places

Dakahi lies about 44 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Maghar, about 37 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 Dakahi
Tehsil headquarters	Khajni	28 km
Nearest town	Chillupār	37 km
Nearest railway station	Maghar	37 km
District headquarters	Gorakhpur	44 km

Villages closest to Dakahi

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

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Common questions about Dakahi

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakahi village had a population of 835. That makes it the 238th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 846 residents.

Dakahi village has 412 males and 423 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakahi has about 1027 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 993.

Dakahi covers 25.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 33 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dakahi falls under Khajni tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dakahi is Maghar, about 37 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dakahi.

Dakahi is about 44 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dakahi is in Khajni tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Khajni is about 28 km away. Chillupār is about 37 km away. Maghar is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.