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About Dahgaon Village

Dahgaon is a large village in Chhata tehsil, in the district of Mathura, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,447, made up of 2,402 males and 2,045 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 851 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1192.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 281403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dahgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dahgaon village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mathura
Tehsil Chhata
Pincode 281403
Area (hectares) 1192.64 hectares
Population 4,447
Male Population 2,402
Female Population 2,045
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 851
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 Dahgaon compares

By the 2011 count Dahgaon is the 32nd largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,724 residents. Its 1192.64 hectares work out to about 3.7 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 856.

Getting to Dahgaon

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

Dahgaon lies about 47 km from Mathura, and the nearest railway station is Hodal, about 6.1 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 Dahgaon
Nearest railway station Hodal 6.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Chhata 18 km
District headquarters Mathura 47 km

Villages closest to Dahgaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dahgaon village had a population of 4,447. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,724 residents.

Dahgaon village has 2,402 males and 2,045 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dahgaon has about 851 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 856.

The pincode recorded for Dahgaon is 281403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dahgaon covers 1192.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dahgaon falls under Chhata tehsil of Mathura district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dahgaon is Hodal, about 6.1 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 Dahgaon.

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

Dahgaon is in Chhata tehsil of Mathura district. Hodal is about 6.1 km away. Chhata is about 18 km away. Mathura is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gulalpur Bangar (1.6 km), Gulalpur Khadar (1.6 km) and Lalpur (1.6 km).

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

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