About Dala Village

Dala is a mid sized village in Chitrangi tehsil, in the district of Singrauli, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,804, made up of 928 males and 876 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 871.57 hectares hectares.

Dala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dala village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Singrauli
Tehsil	Chitrangi
Area (hectares)	871.57 hectares
Population	1,804
Male Population	928
Female Population	876
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	944
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dala compares

By the 2011 count Dala is the 42nd largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,096 residents. Its 871.57 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 939.

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 10+ km distance. 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 21 km from Singrauli, and the nearest railway station is Gondwali, about 14 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	Chitrangi	14 km
Nearest railway station	Gondwali	14 km
District headquarters	Singrauli	21 km

Villages closest to Dala

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chitrangi 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 1,804. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,096 residents.

Dala village has 928 males and 876 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 939.

Dala covers 871.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dala falls under Chitrangi tehsil of Singrauli district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dala is Gondwali, about 14 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 village for Dala.

Dala is about 21 km from Singrauli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dala is in Chitrangi tehsil of Singrauli district. Chitrangi is about 14 km away. Gondwali is about 14 km away. Singrauli is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.