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About Dayalah Village

Dayalah is a mid sized village in Kalakote tehsil, in the district of Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 941, made up of 472 males and 469 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 326.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dayalah Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dayalah village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Rajouri
Tehsil Kalakote
Pincode 185202
Area (hectares) 326.6 hectares
Population 941
Male Population 472
Female Population 469
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 994
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dayalah compares

By the 2011 count Dayalah is the 23rd largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,069 residents. Its 326.6 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Dayalah

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

Dayalah lies about 14 km from Rajouri, and the nearest railway station is Dugga, about 64 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 Dayalah
Nearest town Rajaori 13 km
District headquarters Rajouri 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Kalakote 31 km
Nearest railway station Dugga 64 km

Villages closest to Dayalah

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dayalah village had a population of 941. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,069 residents.

Dayalah village has 472 males and 469 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dayalah has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Dayalah is 185202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dayalah covers 326.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dayalah falls under Kalakote tehsil of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Dayalah is Dugga, about 64 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 Dayalah.

Dayalah is about 14 km from Rajouri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dayalah is in Kalakote tehsil of Rajouri district. Rajaori is about 13 km away. Rajouri is about 14 km away. Kalakote 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 Badhanu (4.2 km), Khah (22 km) and Narsingh Pora (22 km).

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

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