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About Dala Village

Dala is a mid sized village in Bhulath tehsil, in the district of Kapurthala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 756, made up of 418 males and 338 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 809 females per 1000 males. The village covers 127 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144624, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dala village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Kapurthala
Tehsil Bhulath
Pincode 144624
Area (hectares) 127 hectares
Population 756
Male Population 418
Female Population 338
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 809
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dala compares

By the 2011 count Dala is the 38th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 890 residents. Its 127 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Dala

Dala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dala 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 10+ 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 22 km from Kapurthala, and the nearest railway station is Ramidi, about 12 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
Nearest railway station Ramidi 12 km
Nearest town Kartārpur 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhulath 22 km
District headquarters Kapurthala 22 km

Villages closest to Dala

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhulath 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 756. That makes it the 38th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 890 residents.

Dala village has 418 males and 338 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dala has about 809 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Dala is 144624. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dala covers 127 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dala falls under Bhulath tehsil of Kapurthala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Dala is Ramidi, about 12 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dala.

Dala is about 22 km from Kapurthala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dala is in Bhulath tehsil of Kapurthala district. Ramidi is about 12 km away. Kartārpur is about 14 km away. Bhulath is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khalil (under 2 km), Bakarpur (under 2 km) and Saitpur (under 2 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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