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About Dakai Village

Dakai is a mid sized village in Khatra tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 798, made up of 400 males and 398 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 158.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722160, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakai village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Khatra
Pincode 722160
Area (hectares) 158.41 hectares
Population 798
Male Population 400
Female Population 398
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 995
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dakai compares

By the 2011 count Dakai is the 46th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 722 residents. Its 158.41 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Dakai

Dakai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dakai as Available within <5 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. The nearest villages by name are Birkham, Buri Sahar, Chaka and Chandania. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Dakai

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakai village had a population of 798. That makes it the 46th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 722 residents.

Dakai village has 400 males and 398 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakai has about 995 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Dakai is 722160. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakai covers 158.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dakai falls under Khatra tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Dakai notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dakai.

Dakai is in Khatra tehsil of Bankura district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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