About Dalu Grant Village

Dalu Grant is one of the larger villages in Silchar tehsil, in the district of Cachar, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,955, made up of 3,995 males and 3,960 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1434.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 788111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dalu Grant Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dalu Grant village
Description	Value
State	Assam
District	Cachar
Tehsil	Silchar
Pincode	788111
Area (hectares)	1434.84 hectares
Population	7,955
Male Population	3,995
Female Population	3,960
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	991
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dalu Grant compares

By the 2011 count Dalu Grant is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,715 residents. Its 1434.84 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Dalu Grant

Dalu Grant is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dalu Grant as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Dalu Grant from other places

Dalu Grant lies about 12 km from Cachar, and the nearest railway station is New Silchar, about 8.4 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 Dalu Grant
Nearest railway station	New Silchar	8.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Silchar	11 km
District headquarters	Cachar	12 km

Villages closest to Dalu Grant

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Silchar 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 Dalu Grant

As per the Census of India 2011, Dalu Grant village had a population of 7,955. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,715 residents.

Dalu Grant village has 3,995 males and 3,960 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dalu Grant has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Dalu Grant is 788111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dalu Grant covers 1434.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dalu Grant falls under Silchar tehsil of Cachar district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Dalu Grant is New Silchar, about 8.4 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Dalu Grant.

Dalu Grant is about 12 km from Cachar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dalu Grant is in Silchar tehsil of Cachar district. New Silchar is about 8.4 km away. Silchar is about 11 km away. Cachar is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.