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Dala

दाला
Niwas mandal
Pincode 481885
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
sonvati kumre
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LGD code
492548
Pincode
481885
Post office
Niwas
Population
675
Households
179
Literacy rate
39.4%
Sex ratio
1052 ♀/1000♂
Workers
427
Census 2011 · in context

How Dala compares

By population, Dala ranks #81 of 179 villages in Niwas mandal.

Literacy rate
%
39.4%
−12.4% vs mandal average
Dala
39.4%
Niwas mandal
51.8%
Mandla district
57.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,052
+29 vs mandal average
Dala
1,052
Niwas mandal
1,023
Household size
people per home
3.8
−0.4 vs mandal average
Dala
3.8
Niwas mandal
4.2

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

Dala at a glance

Dala is a village of 675 people in 179 households (Census 2011) in Niwas tehsil, Mandla district, Madhya Pradesh, the 81st-largest of 179 villages in Niwas tehsil. Literacy is 39%, 12 points below the tehsil average of 52% and the sex ratio is 1,052 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 481885, served by Niwas post office; the LGD village code is 492548. The sarpanch is sonvati kumre, and the village votes in Jabalpur Paschim assembly constituency, represented by MLA Rakesh Singh. The population is estimated at 796 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Key facts — Dala

LGD code
492548
Pincode
481885
Post office
Niwas
Population (Census 2011)
675
Population (projected 2026)
796
Households
179
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1052
Literacy rate
39.4%
Lok Sabha constituency
Jabalpur
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Jabalpur Paschim
Member of Parliament
Ashish Dubey
Member of Legislative Assembly
Rakesh Singh
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
sonvati kumre
Block / Mandal
Niwas
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  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-10
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