About Dakua Village

Dakua is a mid sized village in Kharibari tehsil, in the district of Darjiling, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 508, made up of 236 males and 272 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,153 females per 1000 males. The village covers 169.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 734427, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakua village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Darjiling
Tehsil	Kharibari
Pincode	734427
Area (hectares)	169.97 hectares
Population	508
Male Population	236
Female Population	272
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,153
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dakua compares

By the 2011 count Dakua is the 56th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,334 residents. Its 169.97 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Dakua

Dakua is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dakua as Available within 5 - 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. The nearest villages by name are Chekarmari, Chiku, Chuchur Muchur and Chunilal. 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.

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Common questions about Dakua

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakua village had a population of 508. That makes it the 56th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,334 residents.

Dakua village has 236 males and 272 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakua has about 1153 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Dakua is 734427. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakua covers 169.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dakua falls under Kharibari tehsil of Darjiling district in West Bengal.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dakua.

Dakua is in Kharibari tehsil of Darjiling 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.