About Dala Village

Dala is a small village in Bahadurganj tehsil, in the district of Kishanganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 429, made up of 226 males and 203 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 855107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dala village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Kishanganj
Tehsil	Bahadurganj
Pincode	855107
Area (hectares)	96 hectares
Population	429
Male Population	226
Female Population	203
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	898
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dala compares

By the 2011 count Dala is the 83rd largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,128 residents. Its 96 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Dala

Dala is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dala 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 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 18 km from Kishanganj, and the nearest railway station is Pawakhali, about 10 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	Bahadurganj	8.5 km
Nearest town	Bahādurganj	8.5 km
Nearest railway station	Pawakhali	10 km
District headquarters	Kishanganj	18 km

Villages closest to Dala

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bahadurganj 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 429. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,128 residents.

Dala village has 226 males and 203 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dala has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Dala is 855107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dala covers 96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dala falls under Bahadurganj tehsil of Kishanganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dala is Pawakhali, about 10 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dala.

Dala is about 18 km from Kishanganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dala is in Bahadurganj tehsil of Kishanganj district. Bahadurganj is about 8.5 km away. Bahādurganj is about 8.5 km away. Pawakhali is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.