About Dakaita Village

Dakaita is a mid sized village in Goalpokhar I tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,279, made up of 685 males and 594 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 867 females per 1000 males. The village covers 75.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakaita Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakaita village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil	Goalpokhar I
Pincode	733210
Area (hectares)	75.25 hectares
Population	1,279
Male Population	685
Female Population	594
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	867
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dakaita compares

By the 2011 count Dakaita is the 84th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,223 residents. Its 75.25 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Dakaita

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

Dakaita lies about 28 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Kanki, about 16 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 Dakaita
Nearest railway station	Kanki	16 km
Nearest town	Kishanganj	23 km
Tehsil headquarters	Goalpokhar I	28 km
District headquarters	Uttar Dinajpur	28 km

Villages closest to Dakaita

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Goalpokhar I 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 Dakaita

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakaita village had a population of 1,279. That makes it the 84th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,223 residents.

Dakaita village has 685 males and 594 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakaita has about 867 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Dakaita is 733210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakaita covers 75.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dakaita falls under Goalpokhar I tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dakaita is Kanki, about 16 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dakaita.

Dakaita is about 28 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dakaita is in Goalpokhar I tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Kanki is about 16 km away. Kishanganj is about 23 km away. Goalpokhar I is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.