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About Dhakhwa Village

Dhakhwa is a large village in Mahmudabad tehsil, in the district of Sitapur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,285, made up of 1,720 males and 1,565 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 433.3 hectares hectares.

Dhakhwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhakhwa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sitapur
Tehsil Mahmudabad
Area (hectares) 433.3 hectares
Population 3,285
Male Population 1,720
Female Population 1,565
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Dhakhwa compares

By the 2011 count Dhakhwa is the 30th largest of the 334 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,542 residents. Its 433.3 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 888.

Getting to Dhakhwa

Dhakhwa is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Dhakhwa as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhakhwa from other places

Dhakhwa lies about 54 km from Sitapur, and the nearest railway station is Babupur, 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 Dhakhwa
Nearest railway station Babupur 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Mahmudabad 13 km
Nearest town Mahmudābād 13 km
District headquarters Sitapur 54 km

Villages closest to Dhakhwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhakhwa village had a population of 3,285. That makes it the 30th largest of the 334 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,542 residents.

Dhakhwa village has 1,720 males and 1,565 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhakhwa has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 888.

Dhakhwa covers 433.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhakhwa falls under Mahmudabad tehsil of Sitapur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhakhwa is Babupur, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available for Dhakhwa.

Dhakhwa is about 54 km from Sitapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhakhwa is in Mahmudabad tehsil of Sitapur district. Babupur is about 13 km away. Mahmudabad is about 13 km away. Mahmudābād is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sukaipur (1.5 km), Lohangapur (1.9 km) and Painipur (2.1 km).

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

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