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About Dala Village

Dala is a mid sized village in Ajnala tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,503, made up of 807 males and 696 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 862 females per 1000 males. The village covers 355 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143305, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dala village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Amritsar
Tehsil Ajnala
Pincode 143305
Area (hectares) 355 hectares
Population 1,503
Male Population 807
Female Population 696
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 862
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 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 81st largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,276 residents. Its 355 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 912.

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 <5 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 28 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is Attari, about 8.7 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
Nearest railway station Attari 8.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Ajnala 25 km
Nearest town Ajnāla 25 km
District headquarters Amritsar 28 km

Villages closest to Dala

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ajnala 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 1,503. That makes it the 81st largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,276 residents.

Dala village has 807 males and 696 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dala has about 862 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Dala is 143305. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dala covers 355 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dala falls under Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Dala is Attari, about 8.7 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dala.

Dala is about 28 km from Amritsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dala is in Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar district. Attari is about 8.7 km away. Ajnala is about 25 km away. Ajnāla is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bachiwind (1.7 km), Khizarpura (1.9 km) and Gagarmal (2.7 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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