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About Dhakia Village

Dhakia is a small village in Gola Gokaran Nath tehsil, in the district of Kheri, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 405, made up of 227 males and 178 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 784 females per 1000 males. The village covers 49.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262802, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhakia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhakia village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kheri
Tehsil Gola Gokaran Nath
Pincode 262802
Area (hectares) 49.64 hectares
Population 405
Male Population 227
Female Population 178
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 784
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 Dhakia compares

By the 2011 count Dhakia is the 244th largest of the 276 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,233 residents. Its 49.64 hectares work out to about 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 905.

Getting to Dhakia

Dhakia is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dhakia 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 Dhakia from other places

Dhakia lies about 36 km from Kheri, and the nearest railway station is Bahelia Buzurg, about 13 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 Dhakia
Nearest railway station Bahelia Buzurg 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Gola Gokaran Nath 14 km
Nearest town Gola Gokarannāth 14 km
District headquarters Kheri 36 km

Villages closest to Dhakia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gola Gokaran Nath 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 Dhakia

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhakia village had a population of 405. That makes it the 244th largest of the 276 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,233 residents.

Dhakia village has 227 males and 178 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhakia has about 784 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 905.

The pincode recorded for Dhakia is 262802. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhakia covers 49.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhakia falls under Gola Gokaran Nath tehsil of Kheri district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhakia is Bahelia Buzurg, about 13 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 Dhakia.

Dhakia is about 36 km from Kheri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhakia is in Gola Gokaran Nath tehsil of Kheri district. Bahelia Buzurg is about 13 km away. Gola Gokaran Nath is about 14 km away. Gola Gokarannāth is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chandamau (under 2 km), Amilahar (under 2 km) and Mohammadabad (under 2 km).

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

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