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About Dali Village

Dali is a large village in Kalakote tehsil, in the district of Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,068, made up of 1,561 males and 1,507 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1507.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dali village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Rajouri
Tehsil Kalakote
Pincode 185202
Area (hectares) 1507.1 hectares
Population 3,068
Male Population 1,561
Female Population 1,507
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dali compares

By the 2011 count Dali is the 5th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,069 residents. Its 1507.1 hectares work out to about 2.0 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 Dali

Dali is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dali as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Dali from other places

Dali lies about 17 km from Rajouri, and the nearest railway station is Dugga, about 46 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 Dali
Tehsil headquarters Kalakote 2.6 km
District headquarters Rajouri 17 km
Nearest town Rajaori 21 km
Nearest railway station Dugga 46 km

Villages closest to Dali

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 Dali

As per the Census of India 2011, Dali village had a population of 3,068. That makes it the 5th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,069 residents.

Dali village has 1,561 males and 1,507 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dali has about 965 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 Dali is 185202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dali covers 1507.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Dali is Dugga, about 46 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dali.

Dali is about 17 km from Rajouri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dali is in Kalakote tehsil of Rajouri district. Kalakote is about 2.6 km away. Rajouri is about 17 km away. Rajaori is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jata Mahlian (2.3 km), Kalakote (2.6 km) and Chanipur (2.8 km).

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

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