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About Dakala Village

Dakala is a small village in Chaurah tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 82, made up of 39 males and 43 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,103 females per 1000 males. The village covers 48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176321, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakala village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Chaurah
Pincode 176321
Area (hectares) 48 hectares
Population 82
Male Population 39
Female Population 43
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,103
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dakala compares

By the 2011 count Dakala is the 161st largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 441 residents. Its 48 hectares work out to about 1.7 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 968.

Getting to Dakala

Dakala is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dakala as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Dakala from other places

Dakala lies about 10 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 40 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 Dakala
Tehsil headquarters Chaurah 10 km
District headquarters Chamba 10 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 40 km

Villages closest to Dakala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakala village had a population of 82. That makes it the 161st largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 441 residents.

Dakala village has 39 males and 43 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakala has about 1103 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Dakala is 176321. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakala covers 48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dakala falls under Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dakala is Nurpur Road, about 40 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dakala.

Dakala is about 10 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dakala is in Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district. Chaurah is about 10 km away. Chamba is about 10 km away. Nurpur Road is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Alwas (under 2 km), D P F Bhalun (under 2 km) and D P F Halai (under 2 km).

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

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