# Dala Village, Palasi, Araria (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Palasi, Araria 

# Dala

Dala is a village in Palasi sub-district of Araria district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,609 people in 326 households**, the 53rd largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.8%.

- 1,609people (2011)
- 326households
- 64.9%literacy
- 920females per 1,000 males

## Dala PIN code and other codes

Dala falls in Palasi sub-district, Araria district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatPakri
- Community development blockPalasi
- Census village code222081

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Dala from nearby towns?

- Palasi (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Araria (district HQ)32 km by road
- Araria (nearest town)32 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Dala?

22 services counted by the Census are inside Dala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ATMIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Araria
- ○Degree college10+ km · Araria
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Araria
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Dala known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 100% of the 213 hectares of village land is sown, and 70 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Dala

Of every 100 households in Dala in 2011, 0 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dala · ■ Palasi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**0%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**95%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**98%

Use banking services ****68%**

**18%

Television ****5%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**25%

Own their home ****97%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Dala?

■ Dala · ■ Palasi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.9%**

**52.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****920**

**928

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****953**

**972

Working population ****25.7%**

**34.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.1% for men and 52.8% for women. 46% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 115 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 253 (61%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 28 (7%) · **■** Marginal 15 (4%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Palasi

- Tarbi1,803 people
- Dipnagar1,710 people
- Nakta Khurd1,699 people
- Seyampur1,692 people
- Sohandar1,605 people
- Maina1,578 people
- Gyaspur1,563 people
- Purandaha1,555 people

[All 107 villages in Palasi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/palasi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dala from Araria?32 km by road
- What is the population of Dala?1,609 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dala in?Araria district (Palasi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dala?64.9% (Census 2011)