About Dalam Village

Dalam is a mid sized village in Batala tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,419, made up of 748 males and 671 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 137 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143505, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dalam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dalam village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Gurdaspur
Tehsil	Batala
Pincode	143505
Area (hectares)	137 hectares
Population	1,419
Male Population	748
Female Population	671
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	897
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dalam compares

By the 2011 count Dalam is the 120th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents. Its 137 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Dalam

Dalam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dalam 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 Dalam from other places

Dalam lies about 28 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Batala Sugar Mills, about 9.9 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 Dalam
Nearest railway station	Batala Sugar Mills	9.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Batala	13 km
Nearest town	Batāla	13 km
District headquarters	Gurdaspur	28 km

Villages closest to Dalam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dalam village had a population of 1,419. That makes it the 120th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents.

Dalam village has 748 males and 671 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dalam has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Dalam is 143505. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dalam covers 137 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dalam falls under Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Dalam is Batala Sugar Mills, about 9.9 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 Dalam.

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

Dalam is in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Batala Sugar Mills is about 9.9 km away. Batala is about 13 km away. Batāla is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.