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About Dalelganj Village

Dalelganj is a mid sized village in Bihta tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 732, made up of 396 males and 336 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 848 females per 1000 males. The village covers 17 hectares hectares.

Dalelganj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dalelganj village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Patna
Tehsil Bihta
Area (hectares) 17 hectares
Population 732
Male Population 396
Female Population 336
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 848
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 Dalelganj compares

By the 2011 count Dalelganj is the 67th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,437 residents. Its 17 hectares work out to about 43 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 900.

Getting to Dalelganj

Dalelganj is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dalelganj 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 Dalelganj from other places

Dalelganj lies about 32 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Pali, about 6.5 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 Dalelganj
Nearest railway station Pali 6.5 km
Nearest town Bikram 6.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Bihta 7.6 km
District headquarters Patna 32 km

Villages closest to Dalelganj

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dalelganj village had a population of 732. That makes it the 67th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,437 residents.

Dalelganj village has 396 males and 336 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dalelganj has about 848 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 900.

Dalelganj covers 17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 43 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dalelganj falls under Bihta tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dalelganj is Pali, about 6.5 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 Dalelganj.

Dalelganj is about 32 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dalelganj is in Bihta tehsil of Patna district. Pali is about 6.5 km away. Bikram is about 6.7 km away. Bihta is about 7.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tara Nagar (under 2 km), Sikaria (under 2 km) and Dihri (under 2 km).

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

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