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About Dala Village

Dala is a small village in Lakhnadon tehsil, in the district of Seoni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 484, made up of 249 males and 235 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 197.96 hectares hectares.

Dala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dala village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Seoni
Tehsil Lakhnadon
Area (hectares) 197.96 hectares
Population 484
Male Population 249
Female Population 235
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dala compares

By the 2011 count Dala is the 162nd largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 675 residents. Its 197.96 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Dala

Dala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dala as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 53 km from Seoni, and the nearest railway station is Palari, about 42 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 Lakhnadon 9.0 km
Nearest railway station Palari 42 km
Nearest town Gotegaon 52 km
District headquarters Seoni 53 km

Villages closest to Dala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dala village had a population of 484. That makes it the 162nd largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 675 residents.

Dala village has 249 males and 235 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dala has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Dala covers 197.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dala falls under Lakhnadon tehsil of Seoni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dala is Palari, about 42 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Dala.

Dala is about 53 km from Seoni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dala is in Lakhnadon tehsil of Seoni district. Lakhnadon is about 9.0 km away. Palari is about 42 km away. Gotegaon is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kondra Mal (under 2 km), Sihora (under 2 km) and Sihora Ryt (under 2 km).

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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