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About Dalalkhar Village

Dalalkhar is a small village in Pithora tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 337, made up of 166 males and 171 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,030 females per 1000 males. The village covers 98.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493555, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dalalkhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dalalkhar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Mahasamund
Tehsil Pithora
Pincode 493555
Area (hectares) 98.48 hectares
Population 337
Male Population 166
Female Population 171
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,030
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dalalkhar compares

By the 2011 count Dalalkhar is the 196th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 835 residents. Its 98.48 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1036.

Getting to Dalalkhar

Dalalkhar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dalalkhar as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Dalalkhar from other places

Dalalkhar lies about 76 km from Mahasamund, and the nearest railway station is Bagbahra, about 59 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 Dalalkhar
Tehsil headquarters Pithora 32 km
Nearest town Saraipali 34 km
Nearest railway station Bagbahra 59 km
District headquarters Mahasamund 76 km

Villages closest to Dalalkhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dalalkhar village had a population of 337. That makes it the 196th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 835 residents.

Dalalkhar village has 166 males and 171 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dalalkhar has about 1030 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Dalalkhar is 493555. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dalalkhar covers 98.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dalalkhar falls under Pithora tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Dalalkhar is Bagbahra, about 59 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Dalalkhar.

Dalalkhar is about 76 km from Mahasamund in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dalalkhar is in Pithora tehsil of Mahasamund district. Pithora is about 32 km away. Saraipali is about 34 km away. Bagbahra is about 59 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bamhani (under 2 km), Narsaiya Pallam (2.3 km) and Arangi (3.3 km).

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

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