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About Dalahi Village

Dalahi is a small village in Pakuria tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 283, made up of 132 males and 151 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,144 females per 1000 males. The village covers 127 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dalahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dalahi village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Pakuria
Pincode 816106
Area (hectares) 127 hectares
Population 283
Male Population 132
Female Population 151
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,144
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dalahi compares

By the 2011 count Dalahi is the 119th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 742 residents. Its 127 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Dalahi

Dalahi is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dalahi as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Dalahi from other places

Dalahi lies about 35 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Harinsing, about 22 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 Dalahi
Tehsil headquarters Pakuria 14 km
Nearest railway station Harinsing 22 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 30 km
District headquarters Pakur 35 km

Villages closest to Dalahi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dalahi village had a population of 283. That makes it the 119th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 742 residents.

Dalahi village has 132 males and 151 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dalahi has about 1144 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1017.

The pincode recorded for Dalahi is 816106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dalahi covers 127 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dalahi falls under Pakuria tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dalahi is Harinsing, about 22 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dalahi.

Dalahi is about 35 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dalahi is in Pakuria tehsil of Pakur district. Pakuria is about 14 km away. Harinsing is about 22 km away. Nalhāti is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sagberia (2.2 km), Baraudali (2.3 km) and Patpahari (3.0 km).

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

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