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About Dhaka Village

Dhaka is a small village in Tilhar tehsil, in the district of Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 483, made up of 271 males and 212 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 782 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74.84 hectares hectares.

Dhaka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhaka village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Shahjahanpur
Tehsil Tilhar
Area (hectares) 74.84 hectares
Population 483
Male Population 271
Female Population 212
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 782
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 Dhaka compares

By the 2011 count Dhaka is the 408th largest of the 541 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,118 residents. Its 74.84 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 855.

Getting to Dhaka

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

Dhaka lies about 25 km from Shahjahanpur, and the nearest railway station is Milakpur, about 10 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 Dhaka
Tehsil headquarters Tilhar 9.7 km
Nearest railway station Milakpur 10 km
District headquarters Shahjahanpur 25 km

Villages closest to Dhaka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhaka village had a population of 483. That makes it the 408th largest of the 541 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,118 residents.

Dhaka village has 271 males and 212 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhaka has about 782 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 855.

Dhaka covers 74.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhaka falls under Tilhar tehsil of Shahjahanpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhaka is Milakpur, about 10 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 Dhaka.

Dhaka is about 25 km from Shahjahanpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhaka is in Tilhar tehsil of Shahjahanpur district. Tilhar is about 9.7 km away. Milakpur is about 10 km away. Shahjahanpur is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kishorepur (under 2 km), Shamaspur (under 2 km) and Karaunda (under 2 km).

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

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