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About Dalakhapa Village

Dalakhapa is a mid sized village in Niwas tehsil, in the district of Mandla, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 965, made up of 473 males and 492 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,040 females per 1000 males. The village covers 474.75 hectares hectares.

Dalakhapa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dalakhapa village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Mandla
Tehsil Niwas
Area (hectares) 474.75 hectares
Population 965
Male Population 473
Female Population 492
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,040
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 Dalakhapa compares

By the 2011 count Dalakhapa is the 28th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 671 residents. Its 474.75 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Dalakhapa

Dalakhapa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dalakhapa 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dalakhapa from other places

Dalakhapa lies about 38 km from Mandla, and the nearest railway station is Mandla Fort, about 40 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 Dalakhapa
Tehsil headquarters Niwas 13 km
District headquarters Mandla 38 km
Nearest town Mandlā 38 km
Nearest railway station Mandla Fort 40 km

Villages closest to Dalakhapa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dalakhapa village had a population of 965. That makes it the 28th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 671 residents.

Dalakhapa village has 473 males and 492 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dalakhapa has about 1040 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1022.

Dalakhapa covers 474.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dalakhapa falls under Niwas tehsil of Mandla district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dalakhapa is Mandla Fort, about 40 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 5 - 10 km distance for Dalakhapa.

Dalakhapa is about 38 km from Mandla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dalakhapa is in Niwas tehsil of Mandla district. Niwas is about 13 km away. Mandla is about 38 km away. Mandlā is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Malhari Mal (1.8 km), Malhari Ryt (1.8 km) and Mathar (1.8 km).

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

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