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About Dala Chak Village

Dala Chak is a large village in Batala tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,333, made up of 1,218 males and 1,115 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 624 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143513, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dala Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dala Chak village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Batala
Pincode 143513
Area (hectares) 624 hectares
Population 2,333
Male Population 1,218
Female Population 1,115
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Dala Chak compares

By the 2011 count Dala Chak is the 43rd largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents. Its 624 hectares work out to about 3.7 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 910.

Getting to Dala Chak

Dala Chak is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Dala Chak 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dala Chak from other places

Dala Chak lies about 39 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Tanda Urmar, about 9.4 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 Chak
Nearest town Urmar 8.8 km
Nearest railway station Tanda Urmar 9.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Batala 35 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 39 km

Villages closest to Dala Chak

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.

Common questions about Dala Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Dala Chak village had a population of 2,333. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents.

Dala Chak village has 1,218 males and 1,115 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dala Chak has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Dala Chak is 143513. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dala Chak covers 624 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dala Chak falls under Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Dala Chak is Tanda Urmar, about 9.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dala Chak.

Dala Chak is about 39 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dala Chak is in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Urmar is about 8.8 km away. Tanda Urmar is about 9.4 km away. Batala is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Khasa (under 2 km), Chak Wassan (under 2 km) and Chao Chak (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Dala Chak today is likely to be higher.

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