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About Dakpur Village

Dakpur is a small village in Unchahar tehsil, in the district of Rae Bareli, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 297, made up of 148 males and 149 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 67.05 hectares hectares.

Dakpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Rae Bareli
Tehsil Unchahar
Area (hectares) 67.05 hectares
Population 297
Male Population 148
Female Population 149
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,007
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 Dakpur compares

By the 2011 count Dakpur is the 187th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,504 residents. Its 67.05 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 961.

Getting to Dakpur

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

Dakpur lies about 37 km from Rae Bareli, and the nearest railway station is Arkha, about 6.8 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 Dakpur
Nearest railway station Arkha 6.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Unchahar 7.8 km
Nearest town Kunda 27 km
District headquarters Rae Bareli 37 km

Villages closest to Dakpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakpur village had a population of 297. That makes it the 187th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,504 residents.

Dakpur village has 148 males and 149 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakpur has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 961.

Dakpur covers 67.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dakpur falls under Unchahar tehsil of Rae Bareli district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dakpur is Arkha, about 6.8 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 Dakpur.

Dakpur is about 37 km from Rae Bareli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dakpur is in Unchahar tehsil of Rae Bareli district. Arkha is about 6.8 km away. Unchahar is about 7.8 km away. Kunda is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhuwalpur (under 2 km), Murar Mau (under 2 km) and Kamalpur (1.8 km).

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

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