About Dala Village

Dala is a mid sized village in Fatehpur tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 655, made up of 353 males and 302 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 856 females per 1000 males. The village covers 71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824232, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dala village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Fatehpur
Pincode	824232
Area (hectares)	71 hectares
Population	655
Male Population	353
Female Population	302
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	856
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 Dala compares

By the 2011 count Dala is the 111th largest of the 151 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,510 residents. Its 71 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Dala

Dala is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dala 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dala from other places

Dala lies about 84 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Banka Ghat, about 4.4 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 Dala
Nearest railway station	Banka Ghat	4.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Fatehpur	5.0 km
Nearest town	Fatwa	6.4 km
District headquarters	Gaya	84 km

Villages closest to Dala

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Fatehpur 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 655. That makes it the 111th largest of the 151 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,510 residents.

Dala village has 353 males and 302 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dala has about 856 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Dala is 824232. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dala covers 71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dala falls under Fatehpur tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dala is Banka Ghat, about 4.4 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dala.

Dala is about 84 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dala is in Fatehpur tehsil of Gaya district. Banka Ghat is about 4.4 km away. Fatehpur is about 5.0 km away. Fatwa is about 6.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.