About Dakpathar Village

Dakpathar is one of the larger villages in Vikasnagar tehsil, in the district of Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,897, made up of 5,182 males and 4,715 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 466.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 248199, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakpathar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakpathar village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Dehradun
Tehsil	Vikasnagar
Pincode	248199
Area (hectares)	466.68 hectares
Population	9,897
Male Population	5,182
Female Population	4,715
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	910
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dakpathar compares

By the 2011 count Dakpathar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,949 residents. Its 466.68 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Dakpathar

Dakpathar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dakpathar 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 Dakpathar from other places

Dakpathar lies about 30 km from Dehradun. 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 Dakpathar
Tehsil headquarters	Vikasnagar	3.4 km
Nearest town	Pāonta Sāhib	17 km
District headquarters	Dehradun	30 km

Villages closest to Dakpathar

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

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Common questions about Dakpathar

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakpathar village had a population of 9,897. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,949 residents.

Dakpathar village has 5,182 males and 4,715 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakpathar has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Dakpathar is 248199. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakpathar covers 466.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dakpathar falls under Vikasnagar tehsil of Dehradun district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Dakpathar notes the nearest railway station 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 Dakpathar.

Dakpathar is about 30 km from Dehradun in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dakpathar is in Vikasnagar tehsil of Dehradun district. Vikasnagar is about 3.4 km away. Pāonta Sāhib is about 17 km away. Dehradun is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.