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About Dalla Balim Village

Dalla Balim is a large village in Pathankot tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,132, made up of 1,142 males and 990 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 867 females per 1000 males. The village covers 297 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143534, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dalla Balim Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dalla Balim village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Pathankot
Pincode 143534
Area (hectares) 297 hectares
Population 2,132
Male Population 1,142
Female Population 990
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 867
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dalla Balim compares

By the 2011 count Dalla Balim is the 31st largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 992 residents. Its 297 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Dalla Balim

The census records public bus service for Dalla Balim as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Dalla Balim from other places

Dalla Balim lies about 11 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Bhangala, about 9.0 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 Dalla Balim
Nearest railway station Bhangala 9.0 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Pathankot 32 km

Villages closest to Dalla Balim

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pathankot 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 Dalla Balim

As per the Census of India 2011, Dalla Balim village had a population of 2,132. That makes it the 31st largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 992 residents.

Dalla Balim village has 1,142 males and 990 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dalla Balim has about 867 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Dalla Balim is 143534. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dalla Balim covers 297 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dalla Balim falls under Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Dalla Balim is Bhangala, about 9.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dalla Balim.

Dalla Balim is about 11 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dalla Balim is in Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Bhangala is about 9.0 km away. Gurdaspur is about 11 km away. Pathankot is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhawla (2.9 km), Dalelpur (4.2 km) and Kolian (5.7 km).

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

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