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About Dala Village

Dala is a small village in Dera Baba Nanak tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 286, made up of 155 males and 131 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 845 females per 1000 males. The village covers 160 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143604, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dala village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Dera Baba Nanak
Pincode 143604
Area (hectares) 160 hectares
Population 286
Male Population 155
Female Population 131
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 845
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dala compares

By the 2011 count Dala is the 103rd largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 962 residents. Its 160 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Dala

Dala is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dala as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 27 km from Gurdaspur. 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 Dera Baba Nanak 10 km
Nearest town Dhāriwāl 19 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 27 km

Villages closest to Dala

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dera Baba Nanak 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 286. That makes it the 103rd largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 962 residents.

Dala village has 155 males and 131 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dala has about 845 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 899.

The pincode recorded for Dala is 143604. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dala covers 160 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dala falls under Dera Baba Nanak tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The census record for Dala notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dala.

Dala is about 27 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dala is in Dera Baba Nanak tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Dera Baba Nanak is about 10 km away. Dhāriwāl is about 19 km away. Gurdaspur is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Doburji (under 2 km), Rahimabad (1.6 km) and Gowara (1.7 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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