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About Dalalpur Village

Dalalpur is a small village in Kadwa tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 255, made up of 137 males and 118 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 861 females per 1000 males. The village covers 14.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 855113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dalalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dalalpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Kadwa
Pincode 855113
Area (hectares) 14.94 hectares
Population 255
Male Population 137
Female Population 118
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 861
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dalalpur compares

By the 2011 count Dalalpur is the 170th largest of the 205 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,532 residents. Its 14.94 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 Dalalpur

Dalalpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dalalpur as Available within 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dalalpur from other places

Dalalpur lies about 59 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Satar Halt, 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 Dalalpur
Nearest railway station Satar Halt 16 km
Nearest town Arāria 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Kadwa 30 km
District headquarters Katihar 59 km

Villages closest to Dalalpur

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

Common questions about Dalalpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Dalalpur village had a population of 255. That makes it the 170th largest of the 205 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,532 residents.

Dalalpur village has 137 males and 118 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dalalpur has about 861 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 Dalalpur is 855113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dalalpur covers 14.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dalalpur falls under Kadwa tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dalalpur is Satar Halt, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dalalpur.

Dalalpur is about 59 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dalalpur is in Kadwa tehsil of Katihar district. Satar Halt is about 16 km away. Arāria is about 17 km away. Kadwa is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mokaria (2.8 km), Harnathpur (3.8 km) and Chauki (4.9 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Dalalpur today is likely to be higher.

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