About Dala Village

Dala is a mid sized village in Niwas tehsil, in the district of Mandla, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 675, made up of 329 males and 346 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,052 females per 1000 males. The village covers 357.21 hectares hectares.

Dala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dala village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Mandla
Tehsil	Niwas
Area (hectares)	357.21 hectares
Population	675
Male Population	329
Female Population	346
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,052
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dala compares

By the 2011 count Dala is the 77th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 671 residents. Its 357.21 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Dala

Dala is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dala as Available within 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 from other places

Dala lies about 55 km from Mandla, and the nearest railway station is Jabalpur, about 37 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
Tehsil headquarters	Niwas	15 km
Nearest railway station	Jabalpur	37 km
District headquarters	Mandla	55 km

Villages closest to Dala

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.

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Common questions about Dala

As per the Census of India 2011, Dala village had a population of 675. That makes it the 77th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 671 residents.

Dala village has 329 males and 346 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dala has about 1052 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1022.

Dala covers 357.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Dala is Jabalpur, about 37 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 10+ km distance for Dala.

Dala is about 55 km from Mandla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dala is in Niwas tehsil of Mandla district. Niwas is about 15 km away. Jabalpur is about 37 km away. Mandla is about 55 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.