Dalaਦਲਾ

Where is Dala?

Dala is a village in Moga tehsil of Moga district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Moga, about 9 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Moga-I community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034017, and it covers 1,542 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 6,933 people in Dala: 3,680 men and 3,253 women, living in 1,362 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 1,542 hectares, the population density works out to about 450 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 884 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 812, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 2,998 people, about 43 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 69.12 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 72.93 per cent and women at 64.84 per cent. The census recorded 2,228 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 1,992 main workers, the largest group, 963, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 733 cultivators on their own land and 251 agricultural labourers. A further 236 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Dala's land. Of the village's 1,542 hectares, 1,379 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (485 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (894 hectares). About 163 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 7 hours a day. With 748 cultivators and 405 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, 2 government middle schools, 2 government secondary schools and 2 government senior secondary schools, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a primary health sub-centre, an allopathic hospital, a dispensary and a veterinary hospital. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. The village had its own post office. It also had a PDS ration shop and mobile phone coverage. Banking was available in the village itself, with a commercial bank branch and a cooperative bank branch. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Dala is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Moga, about 9 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Moga, the tehsil headquarters, and Moga city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Mehna, Dhurkot Charat Singh, Khera Swad and Takhanwad.

What is the population of Dala?

The population of Dala was 6,933 at the 2011 census, living in 1,362 households in Moga tehsil of Moga district.

What facilities does Dala have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Dala has government schools from primary to senior secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a post office.