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About Dhakia Buzurg Village

Dhakia Buzurg is a mid sized village in Powayan tehsil, in the district of Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 835, made up of 458 males and 377 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 823 females per 1000 males. The village covers 138.22 hectares hectares.

Dhakia Buzurg Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhakia Buzurg village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Shahjahanpur
Tehsil Powayan
Area (hectares) 138.22 hectares
Population 835
Male Population 458
Female Population 377
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 823
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhakia Buzurg compares

By the 2011 count Dhakia Buzurg is the 268th largest of the 658 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 941 residents. Its 138.22 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 894.

Getting to Dhakia Buzurg

Dhakia Buzurg is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhakia Buzurg as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Buzurg from other places

Dhakia Buzurg lies about 9.2 km from Shahjahanpur, and the nearest railway station is Banthra, about 4.4 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 Buzurg
Nearest railway station Banthra 4.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Powayan 9.2 km
District headquarters Shahjahanpur 9.2 km
Nearest town Kānt 9.2 km

Villages closest to Dhakia Buzurg

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhakia Buzurg village had a population of 835. That makes it the 268th largest of the 658 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 941 residents.

Dhakia Buzurg village has 458 males and 377 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhakia Buzurg has about 823 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 894.

Dhakia Buzurg covers 138.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhakia Buzurg falls under Powayan tehsil of Shahjahanpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhakia Buzurg is Banthra, about 4.4 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Dhakia Buzurg.

Dhakia Buzurg is about 9.2 km from Shahjahanpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhakia Buzurg is in Powayan tehsil of Shahjahanpur district. Banthra is about 4.4 km away. Powayan is about 9.2 km away. Shahjahanpur is about 9.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhakia Khurd (under 2 km), Jamunia Khanpur (1.6 km) and Khandepur (1.6 km).

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

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