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About Dalah Village

Dalah is a mid sized village in Padhar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 815, made up of 422 males and 393 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 176.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dalah Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dalah village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Padhar
Pincode 176121
Area (hectares) 176.49 hectares
Population 815
Male Population 422
Female Population 393
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dalah compares

By the 2011 count Dalah is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 256 residents. Its 176.49 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Dalah

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

Dalah lies about 20 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 15 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 Dalah
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 15 km
District headquarters Mandi 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Padhar 31 km

Villages closest to Dalah

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dalah village had a population of 815. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 256 residents.

Dalah village has 422 males and 393 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dalah has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Dalah is 176121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dalah covers 176.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dalah falls under Padhar tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dalah is Buffer Stop, about 15 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 Dalah.

Dalah is about 20 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dalah is in Padhar tehsil of Mandi district. Buffer Stop is about 15 km away. Mandi is about 20 km away. Padhar is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalon (under 2 km), D P F Mulsu (under 2 km) and Mulsu (under 2 km).

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

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