About Dal Village

Dal is a large village in Patti tehsil, in the district of Tarn Taran, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,039, made up of 2,122 males and 1,917 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1540.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143305, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dal village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Tarn Taran
Tehsil	Patti
Pincode	143305
Area (hectares)	1540.89 hectares
Population	4,039
Male Population	2,122
Female Population	1,917
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	903
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dal compares

By the 2011 count Dal is the 18th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,894 residents. Its 1540.89 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 894.

Getting to Dal

Dal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dal as Available within 5 - 10 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 Dal from other places

Dal lies about 39 km from Tarn Taran, and the nearest railway station is Mallanwala Khas, about 9.2 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 Dal
Nearest railway station	Mallanwala Khas	9.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Patti	19 km
District headquarters	Tarn Taran	39 km

Villages closest to Dal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dal village had a population of 4,039. That makes it the 18th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,894 residents.

Dal village has 2,122 males and 1,917 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dal has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 894.

The pincode recorded for Dal is 143305. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dal covers 1540.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dal falls under Patti tehsil of Tarn Taran district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Dal is Mallanwala Khas, about 9.2 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dal.

Dal is about 39 km from Tarn Taran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dal is in Patti tehsil of Tarn Taran district. Mallanwala Khas is about 9.2 km away. Patti is about 19 km away. Tarn Taran is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.