About Dala Village

Dala is a mid sized village in Goalpokhar II tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,596, made up of 817 males and 779 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 144.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dala village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil	Goalpokhar II
Pincode	733209
Area (hectares)	144.47 hectares
Population	1,596
Male Population	817
Female Population	779
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	953
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dala compares

By the 2011 count Dala is the 69th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents. Its 144.47 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 938.

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 village. 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 8.0 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Hatwar, about 11 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
Tehsil headquarters	Goalpokhar II	8.0 km
District headquarters	Uttar Dinajpur	8.0 km
Nearest railway station	Hatwar	11 km
Nearest town	Kishanganj	14 km

Villages closest to Dala

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Goalpokhar II 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 Dala

As per the Census of India 2011, Dala village had a population of 1,596. That makes it the 69th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents.

Dala village has 817 males and 779 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dala has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Dala is 733209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dala covers 144.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dala falls under Goalpokhar II tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dala is Hatwar, about 11 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Dala.

Dala is about 8.0 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dala is in Goalpokhar II tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Goalpokhar II is about 8.0 km away. Uttar Dinajpur is about 8.0 km away. Hatwar is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.