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About Dal Village

Dal is a mid sized village in Salumbar tehsil, in the district of Udaipur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,280, made up of 653 males and 627 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 266 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 313027, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dal village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Udaipur
Tehsil Salumbar
Pincode 313027
Area (hectares) 266 hectares
Population 1,280
Male Population 653
Female Population 627
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
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 47th largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 879 residents. Its 266 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 973.

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 59 km from Udaipur, and the nearest railway station is Surkhanda Ka Khera, 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 Dal
Tehsil headquarters Salumbar 4.2 km
Nearest railway station Surkhanda Ka Khera 12 km
Nearest town Dūngarpur 43 km
District headquarters Udaipur 59 km

Villages closest to Dal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dal village had a population of 1,280. That makes it the 47th largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 879 residents.

Dal village has 653 males and 627 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dal has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Dal is 313027. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dal covers 266 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dal falls under Salumbar tehsil of Udaipur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Dal is Surkhanda Ka Khera, 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dal.

Dal is about 59 km from Udaipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dal is in Salumbar tehsil of Udaipur district. Salumbar is about 4.2 km away. Surkhanda Ka Khera is about 12 km away. Dūngarpur is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Doongawat Phala (under 2 km), Veshma (2.3 km) and Adkaliya (2.3 km).

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

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