About Dalingma Khasmahal Village

Dalingma Khasmahal is a mid sized village in Gorubathan tehsil, in the district of Darjiling, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 821, made up of 424 males and 397 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 265.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 735231, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dalingma Khasmahal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dalingma Khasmahal village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Darjiling
Tehsil	Gorubathan
Pincode	735231
Area (hectares)	265.07 hectares
Population	821
Male Population	424
Female Population	397
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	936
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dalingma Khasmahal compares

By the 2011 count Dalingma Khasmahal is the 20th largest of the 27 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,247 residents. Its 265.07 hectares work out to about 3.1 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 944.

Getting to Dalingma Khasmahal

Dalingma Khasmahal is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dalingma Khasmahal as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Dalingma Khasmahal from other places

Dalingma Khasmahal lies about 45 km from Darjiling, and the nearest railway station is New Mal Junction, about 14 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 Dalingma Khasmahal
Tehsil headquarters	Gorubathan	4.8 km
Nearest town	Kālimpong	9.5 km
Nearest railway station	New Mal Junction	14 km
District headquarters	Darjiling	45 km

Villages closest to Dalingma Khasmahal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dalingma Khasmahal village had a population of 821. That makes it the 20th largest of the 27 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,247 residents.

Dalingma Khasmahal village has 424 males and 397 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dalingma Khasmahal has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Dalingma Khasmahal is 735231. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dalingma Khasmahal covers 265.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dalingma Khasmahal falls under Gorubathan tehsil of Darjiling district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dalingma Khasmahal is New Mal Junction, about 14 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 5 - 10 km distance for Dalingma Khasmahal.

Dalingma Khasmahal is about 45 km from Darjiling in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dalingma Khasmahal is in Gorubathan tehsil of Darjiling district. Gorubathan is about 4.8 km away. Kālimpong is about 9.5 km away. New Mal Junction is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dalingkot Forest (under 2 km), Nim Khasmahal (3.2 km) and Gorubathan Khasmahal (4.8 km).

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