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About Dhakela Village

Dhakela is a mid sized village in Hasanpur tehsil, in the district of Jyotiba Phule Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,270, made up of 669 males and 601 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 290.06 hectares hectares.

Dhakela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhakela village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jyotiba Phule Nagar
Tehsil Hasanpur
Area (hectares) 290.06 hectares
Population 1,270
Male Population 669
Female Population 601
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 898
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 Dhakela compares

By the 2011 count Dhakela is the 148th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,667 residents. Its 290.06 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 896.

Getting to Dhakela

Dhakela is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhakela 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 Dhakela from other places

Dhakela lies about 47 km from Jyotiba Phule Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Baral, about 22 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 Dhakela
Nearest town Jahāngīrābād 17 km
Nearest railway station Baral 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Hasanpur 32 km
District headquarters Jyotiba Phule Nagar 47 km

Villages closest to Dhakela

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhakela village had a population of 1,270. That makes it the 148th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,667 residents.

Dhakela village has 669 males and 601 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhakela has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 896.

Dhakela covers 290.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhakela falls under Hasanpur tehsil of Jyotiba Phule Nagar district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhakela is Baral, about 22 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 Dhakela.

Dhakela is about 47 km from Jyotiba Phule Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhakela is in Hasanpur tehsil of Jyotiba Phule Nagar district. Jahāngīrābād is about 17 km away. Baral is about 22 km away. Hasanpur is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhadora (8.1 km), Kamalpur Rani (9.0 km) and Kamalpur Sahu (9.0 km).

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

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