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About Dhakia Kalan Village

Dhakia Kalan is one of the larger villages in Kashipur tehsil, in the district of Udham Singh Nagar, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,890, made up of 4,171 males and 3,719 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1476.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 244713, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhakia Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhakia Kalan village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Udham Singh Nagar
Tehsil Kashipur
Pincode 244713
Area (hectares) 1476.75 hectares
Population 7,890
Male Population 4,171
Female Population 3,719
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 892
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhakia Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Dhakia Kalan is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,977 residents. Its 1476.75 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Dhakia Kalan

Dhakia Kalan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhakia Kalan as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Dhakia Kalan from other places

Dhakia Kalan lies about 33 km from Udham Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Sarkara, about 6.2 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 Dhakia Kalan
Nearest railway station Sarkara 6.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Kashipur 8.8 km
District headquarters Udham Singh Nagar 33 km

Villages closest to Dhakia Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kashipur 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 Dhakia Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhakia Kalan village had a population of 7,890. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,977 residents.

Dhakia Kalan village has 4,171 males and 3,719 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhakia Kalan has about 892 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Dhakia Kalan is 244713. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhakia Kalan covers 1476.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhakia Kalan falls under Kashipur tehsil of Udham Singh Nagar district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dhakia Kalan is Sarkara, about 6.2 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 - 10 km distance for Dhakia Kalan.

Dhakia Kalan is about 33 km from Udham Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhakia Kalan is in Kashipur tehsil of Udham Singh Nagar district. Sarkara is about 6.2 km away. Kashipur is about 8.8 km away. Udham Singh Nagar is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pachchawala (2.1 km), Kundeswari (3.1 km) and Dohari Vakil (3.7 km).

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

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