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About Dakerna Village

Dakerna is a small village in Chakrata tehsil, in the district of Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 191, made up of 96 males and 95 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 116.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 248123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakerna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakerna village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Dehradun
Tehsil Chakrata
Pincode 248123
Area (hectares) 116.81 hectares
Population 191
Male Population 96
Female Population 95
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 990
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dakerna compares

By the 2011 count Dakerna is the 91st largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 401 residents. Its 116.81 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Dakerna

Dakerna is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dakerna as Available within 10+ 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 Dakerna from other places

Dakerna lies about 66 km from Dehradun, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 52 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 Dakerna
Tehsil headquarters Chakrata 24 km
Nearest town Pāonta Sāhib 43 km
Nearest railway station Salogra 52 km
District headquarters Dehradun 66 km

Villages closest to Dakerna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakerna village had a population of 191. That makes it the 91st largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 401 residents.

Dakerna village has 96 males and 95 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakerna has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Dakerna is 248123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakerna covers 116.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dakerna falls under Chakrata tehsil of Dehradun district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dakerna is Salogra, about 52 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 <5 km distance for Dakerna.

Dakerna is about 66 km from Dehradun in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dakerna is in Chakrata tehsil of Dehradun district. Chakrata is about 24 km away. Pāonta Sāhib is about 43 km away. Salogra is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kondoi Dondar (6.3 km), Kaknoi (10 km) and Thana (11 km).

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

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