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About Dalla Village

Dalla is a mid sized village in Phillaur tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,247, made up of 651 males and 596 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 211 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144039, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dalla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dalla village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Phillaur
Pincode 144039
Area (hectares) 211 hectares
Population 1,247
Male Population 651
Female Population 596
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dalla compares

By the 2011 count Dalla is the 87th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents. Its 211 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Dalla

Dalla 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 Dalla 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dalla from other places

Dalla lies about 28 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Nurmahal, about 2.0 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
Nearest railway station Nurmahal 2.0 km
Nearest town Jandiāla 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Phillaur 20 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 28 km

Villages closest to Dalla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dalla village had a population of 1,247. That makes it the 87th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents.

Dalla village has 651 males and 596 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dalla has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Dalla is 144039. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dalla covers 211 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dalla falls under Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Dalla is Nurmahal, about 2.0 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 village for Dalla.

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

Dalla is in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district. Nurmahal is about 2.0 km away. Jandiāla is about 10 km away. Phillaur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhallowal (under 2 km), Shadipur (2.0 km) and Kandola Kalan (2.2 km).

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

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