About Dala Village

Dala is a mid sized village in Palasi tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,609, made up of 838 males and 771 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 213.4 hectares hectares.

Dala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dala village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Araria
Tehsil	Palasi
Area (hectares)	213.4 hectares
Population	1,609
Male Population	838
Female Population	771
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	920
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Dala compares

By the 2011 count Dala is the 51st largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,377 residents. Its 213.4 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Dala

Dala is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Dala 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dala from other places

Dala lies about 12 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Araria Court, about 19 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 Dala
Tehsil headquarters	Palasi	3.4 km
District headquarters	Araria	12 km
Nearest town	Arāria	12 km
Nearest railway station	Araria Court	19 km

Villages closest to Dala

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Palasi 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 Dala

As per the Census of India 2011, Dala village had a population of 1,609. That makes it the 51st largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,377 residents.

Dala village has 838 males and 771 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dala has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

Dala covers 213.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dala falls under Palasi tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dala is Araria Court, about 19 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Dala.

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

Dala is in Palasi tehsil of Araria district. Palasi is about 3.4 km away. Araria is about 12 km away. Arāria is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.