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About Dalki Village

Dalki is a mid sized village in Sonua tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 638, made up of 329 males and 309 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 93.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dalki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dalki village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Sonua
Pincode 833102
Area (hectares) 93.52 hectares
Population 638
Male Population 329
Female Population 309
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dalki compares

By the 2011 count Dalki is the 50th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 780 residents. Its 93.52 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Dalki

The census records public bus service for Dalki as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dalki from other places

Dalki lies about 8.5 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Lotapahar, about under 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 Dalki
Nearest railway station Lotapahar under 2 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 8.5 km
Nearest town Chakradharpur 9.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Sonua 11 km

Villages closest to Dalki

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dalki village had a population of 638. That makes it the 50th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 780 residents.

Dalki village has 329 males and 309 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dalki has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Dalki is 833102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dalki covers 93.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dalki falls under Sonua tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dalki is Lotapahar, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dalki.

Dalki is about 8.5 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dalki is in Sonua tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Lotapahar is about under 2 km away. Pashchimi Singhbhum is about 8.5 km away. Chakradharpur is about 9.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gobindpur (under 2 km), Punipada (1.7 km) and Kachapur (2.1 km).

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

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