About Datta Village

Datta is a large village in Moga tehsil, in the district of Moga, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,260, made up of 1,207 males and 1,053 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 872 females per 1000 males. The village covers 603 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 142041, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Datta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Datta village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Moga
Tehsil	Moga
Pincode	142041
Area (hectares)	603 hectares
Population	2,260
Male Population	1,207
Female Population	1,053
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	872
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Datta compares

By the 2011 count Datta is the 59th largest of the 223 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,813 residents. Its 603 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 901.

Getting to Datta

Datta is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Datta as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Datta from other places

Datta lies about 11 km from Moga, and the nearest railway station is Parao Mahna, about 7.2 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 Datta
Nearest railway station	Parao Mahna	7.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Moga	11 km

Villages closest to Datta

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

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Common questions about Datta

As per the Census of India 2011, Datta village had a population of 2,260. That makes it the 59th largest of the 223 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,813 residents.

Datta village has 1,207 males and 1,053 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Datta has about 872 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 901.

The pincode recorded for Datta is 142041. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Datta covers 603 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Datta falls under Moga tehsil of Moga district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Datta is Parao Mahna, about 7.2 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Datta.

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

Datta is in Moga tehsil of Moga district. Parao Mahna is about 7.2 km away. Moga is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.