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About Dihakot Village

Dihakot is a small village in Kerakat tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 404, made up of 187 males and 217 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,160 females per 1000 males. The village covers 46.22 hectares hectares.

Dihakot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dihakot village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Kerakat
Area (hectares) 46.22 hectares
Population 404
Male Population 187
Female Population 217
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,160
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dihakot compares

By the 2011 count Dihakot is the 326th largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents. Its 46.22 hectares work out to about 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1071.

Getting to Dihakot

Dihakot is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dihakot as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. 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 Dihakot from other places

Dihakot lies about 19 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Jalalganj, about 3.4 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 Dihakot
Nearest railway station Jalalganj 3.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Kerakat 19 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 19 km

Villages closest to Dihakot

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dihakot village had a population of 404. That makes it the 326th largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents.

Dihakot village has 187 males and 217 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dihakot has about 1160 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1071.

Dihakot covers 46.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dihakot falls under Kerakat tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dihakot is Jalalganj, about 3.4 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 and private bus service as Available for Dihakot.

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

Dihakot is in Kerakat tehsil of Jaunpur district. Jalalganj is about 3.4 km away. Kerakat is about 19 km away. Jaunpur 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 Haripur (under 2 km), Ismaila Durga Prasad (under 2 km) and Majhgawan Khurd (under 2 km).

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

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