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About Dagala Village

Dagala is a large village in Bhuj tehsil, in the district of Kachchh, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,452, made up of 1,219 males and 1,233 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,011 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2617.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 370020, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dagala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dagala village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Kachchh
Tehsil Bhuj
Pincode 370020
Area (hectares) 2617.28 hectares
Population 2,452
Male Population 1,219
Female Population 1,233
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,011
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dagala compares

By the 2011 count Dagala is the 30th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,548 residents. Its 2617.28 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Dagala

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

Dagala lies about 25 km from Kachchh, and the nearest railway station is Ratnal, about 14 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 Dagala
Nearest railway station Ratnal 14 km
Nearest town Anjār 22 km
District headquarters Kachchh 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhuj 30 km

Villages closest to Dagala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dagala village had a population of 2,452. That makes it the 30th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,548 residents.

Dagala village has 1,219 males and 1,233 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dagala has about 1011 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Dagala is 370020. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dagala covers 2617.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dagala falls under Bhuj tehsil of Kachchh district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Dagala is Ratnal, about 14 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Dagala.

Dagala is about 25 km from Kachchh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dagala is in Bhuj tehsil of Kachchh district. Ratnal is about 14 km away. Anjār is about 22 km away. Kachchh is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kanaiyabe (3.0 km), Mokhana (3.5 km) and Naliyeri Timbo (3.6 km).

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

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