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About Dahela Village

Dahela is a small village in Santrampur tehsil, in the district of Panch Mahals, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 331, made up of 179 males and 152 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 849 females per 1000 males. The village covers 132.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 389265, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dahela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dahela village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Panch Mahals
Tehsil Santrampur
Pincode 389265
Area (hectares) 132.55 hectares
Population 331
Male Population 179
Female Population 152
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 849
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dahela compares

By the 2011 count Dahela is the 130th largest of the 151 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,627 residents. Its 132.55 hectares work out to about 2.5 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 956.

Getting to Dahela

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

Dahela lies about 75 km from Panch Mahals, and the nearest railway station is Dungarpur, 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 Dahela
Nearest town Sāgwāra 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Santrampur 34 km
Nearest railway station Dungarpur 59 km
District headquarters Panch Mahals 75 km

Villages closest to Dahela

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dahela village had a population of 331. That makes it the 130th largest of the 151 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,627 residents.

Dahela village has 179 males and 152 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dahela has about 849 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Dahela is 389265. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dahela covers 132.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dahela falls under Santrampur tehsil of Panch Mahals district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Dahela is Dungarpur, 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 within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dahela.

Dahela is about 75 km from Panch Mahals in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dahela is in Santrampur tehsil of Panch Mahals district. Sāgwāra is about 25 km away. Santrampur is about 34 km away. Dungarpur 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 Kotra (under 2 km), Barikota (6.5 km) and Ambaliyat (13 km).

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

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