About Dhakimay Chak Village

Dhakimay Chak is a large village in Vikasnagar tehsil, in the district of Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,363, made up of 1,773 males and 1,590 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 40.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 248197, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhakimay Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhakimay Chak village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Dehradun
Tehsil	Vikasnagar
Pincode	248197
Area (hectares)	40.8 hectares
Population	3,363
Male Population	1,773
Female Population	1,590
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	897
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhakimay Chak compares

By the 2011 count Dhakimay Chak is the 21st largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,949 residents. Its 40.8 hectares work out to about 82 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Dhakimay Chak

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

Dhakimay Chak lies about 24 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 Dhakimay Chak
Tehsil headquarters	Vikasnagar	8.5 km
Nearest town	Pāonta Sāhib	18 km
District headquarters	Dehradun	24 km

Villages closest to Dhakimay Chak

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 Dhakimay Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhakimay Chak village had a population of 3,363. That makes it the 21st largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,949 residents.

Dhakimay Chak village has 1,773 males and 1,590 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhakimay Chak has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Dhakimay Chak is 248197. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhakimay Chak covers 40.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 82 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dhakimay Chak falls under Vikasnagar tehsil of Dehradun district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Dhakimay Chak 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 Dhakimay Chak.

Dhakimay Chak is about 24 km from Dehradun in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhakimay Chak is in Vikasnagar tehsil of Dehradun district. Vikasnagar is about 8.5 km away. Pāonta Sāhib is about 18 km away. Dehradun is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.