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About Dala Khurd Village

Dala Khurd is a small village in Pandu tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 350, made up of 205 males and 145 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 707 females per 1000 males. The village covers 52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 812124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dala Khurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dala Khurd village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Palamu
Tehsil Pandu
Pincode 812124
Area (hectares) 52 hectares
Population 350
Male Population 205
Female Population 145
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 707
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dala Khurd compares

By the 2011 count Dala Khurd is the 42nd largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,331 residents. Its 52 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Dala Khurd

Dala Khurd is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dala Khurd as Available within 5 - 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 Dala Khurd from other places

Dala Khurd lies about 81 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Bes, about 16 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 Dala Khurd
Tehsil headquarters Pandu 7.6 km
Nearest railway station Bes 16 km
Nearest town Hazāribāgh 23 km
District headquarters Palamu 81 km

Villages closest to Dala Khurd

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pandu 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 Dala Khurd

As per the Census of India 2011, Dala Khurd village had a population of 350. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,331 residents.

Dala Khurd village has 205 males and 145 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dala Khurd has about 707 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Dala Khurd is 812124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dala Khurd covers 52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dala Khurd falls under Pandu tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dala Khurd is Bes, about 16 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 10+ km distance for Dala Khurd.

Dala Khurd is about 81 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dala Khurd is in Pandu tehsil of Palamu district. Pandu is about 7.6 km away. Bes is about 16 km away. Hazāribāgh is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dala Kalan (under 2 km), Mahuli (12 km) and Pipri (14 km).

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

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