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About Dalaikela Village

Dalaikela is a mid sized village in Goilkera tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,604, made up of 815 males and 789 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 229.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dalaikela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dalaikela village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Goilkera
Pincode 833105
Area (hectares) 229.3 hectares
Population 1,604
Male Population 815
Female Population 789
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dalaikela compares

By the 2011 count Dalaikela is the 7th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 698 residents. Its 229.3 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Dalaikela

Dalaikela is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dalaikela as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dalaikela from other places

Dalaikela lies about 24 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Tunia, about 3.2 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 Dalaikela
Nearest railway station Tunia 3.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Goilkera 3.7 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 24 km
Nearest town Chakradharpur 28 km

Villages closest to Dalaikela

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dalaikela village had a population of 1,604. That makes it the 7th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 698 residents.

Dalaikela village has 815 males and 789 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dalaikela has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Dalaikela is 833105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dalaikela covers 229.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dalaikela falls under Goilkera tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dalaikela is Tunia, about 3.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dalaikela.

Dalaikela is about 24 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dalaikela is in Goilkera tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Tunia is about 3.2 km away. Goilkera is about 3.7 km away. Pashchimi Singhbhum is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jharanasa (under 2 km), Chinibari (1.5 km) and Dumariya (1.9 km).

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

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