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About Dakaha Village

Dakaha is a mid sized village in Shahganj tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 648, made up of 283 males and 365 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,290 females per 1000 males. The village covers 146.2 hectares hectares.

Dakaha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakaha village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Shahganj
Area (hectares) 146.2 hectares
Population 648
Male Population 283
Female Population 365
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,290
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dakaha compares

By the 2011 count Dakaha is the 313th largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents. Its 146.2 hectares work out to about 4.4 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 Dakaha

Dakaha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dakaha as Available within <5 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dakaha from other places

Dakaha lies about 40 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Sarai Mir, about 2.7 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 Dakaha
Nearest railway station Sarai Mir 2.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahganj 23 km
Nearest town Shāhganj 23 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 40 km

Villages closest to Dakaha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakaha village had a population of 648. That makes it the 313th largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents.

Dakaha village has 283 males and 365 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakaha has about 1290 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

Dakaha covers 146.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dakaha falls under Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dakaha is Sarai Mir, about 2.7 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dakaha.

Dakaha is about 40 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dakaha is in Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district. Sarai Mir is about 2.7 km away. Shahganj is about 23 km away. Shāhganj is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Marawa Mohiuddinpur (2.2 km), Mohiuddinpur (2.2 km) and Quaserpur Mafi (2.6 km).

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

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