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About Dala Village

Dala is a small village in Dhimarkheda tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 294, made up of 155 males and 139 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 268 hectares hectares.

Dala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dala village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Katni
Tehsil Dhimarkheda
Area (hectares) 268 hectares
Population 294
Male Population 155
Female Population 139
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 897
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dala compares

By the 2011 count Dala is the 135th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 914 residents. Its 268 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Dala

Dala is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dala as Available within 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. The nearest villages by name are Chapohla, Chhahar, Chhitapal and Dadar Sihudi. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dala village had a population of 294. That makes it the 135th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 914 residents.

Dala village has 155 males and 139 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dala has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 958.

Dala covers 268 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dala falls under Dhimarkheda tehsil of Katni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The census record for Dala notes the nearest railway station 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 5 - 10 km distance for Dala.

Dala is in Dhimarkheda tehsil of Katni district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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