# Dakaha Village, Shahganj, Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh) – Population

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Village · Shahganj, Jaunpur 

# Dakaha

Dakaha is a village in Shahganj sub-district of Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **648 people in 95 households**, the 328th largest of 518 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.

- 648people (2011)
- 95households
- 63.7%literacy
- 1,290females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dakaha

Of every 100 households in Dakaha in 2011, 1 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Dakaha · ■ Shahganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****59%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**94%

Use banking services ****76%**

**80%

Television ****6%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**73%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**3%

None of these assets ****10%**

**6%

Own their home ****96%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Dakaha?

■ Dakaha · ■ Shahganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.7%**

**69.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1290**

**999

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1015**

**920

Working population ****27.0%**

**32.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.0% for men and 59.9% for women. 35% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 21 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Household industry 15 (9%) · **■** Other work 31 (18%) · **■** Marginal 106 (61%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Shahganj

- Shahamau654 people
- Bhadayni652 people
- Basti Bandgan651 people
- Mirzapur650 people
- Lakhraiya641 people
- Kutubeechak640 people
- Keot Patti635 people
- Mayari634 people

[All 543 villages in Shahganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/jaunpur/shahganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dakaha?648 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dakaha in?Jaunpur district (Shahganj sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dakaha?63.7% (Census 2011)