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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Village in Punjab, India}}<br />
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| name = Dakala<br />
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| settlement_type = Village<br />
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Punjab, India<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|30.219525|N|76.353778|E|display=inline,title}}<br />
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| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[Patiala|Patiala district]]<br />
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| area_total_km2 = 10.48<br />
| population_total = 4594<br />
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| demographics1_info1 = [[Gurmukhi|Punjabi (Gurmukhi)]]<br />
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| demographics1_info2 = [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]<br />
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'''Dakala''' sometimes spelled as '''Dakaala''' ([[Gurmukhi]]''':''' ਡਕਾਲਾ) is a village in the Patiala Block of [[Patiala district]] in [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], India.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Panchayats {{!}} District Patiala, Government of Punjab {{!}} India |url=https://patiala.nic.in/panchayats/ |access-date=2023-10-06 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-19 |title=2 drown in Kurukshetra pond |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/chandigarh-news/tragedy-strikes-as-two-youths-drown-in-overflowing-pond-anger-mounts-over-district-s-poor-flood-management-101689709069055.html |access-date=2023-10-19 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref><br />
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== Geography ==<br />
Dakala is located at {{coord|30.219525|N|76.353778|E|}} in the Patiala district of [[Indian Punjab]]. [[Sanaur]] is the nearest town to Dakala for all economic activities.<br />
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== Demographics ==<br />
As per 2011 census, the village has total population of 4594<ref>{{Cite web |title=Home {{!}} Government of India |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/census.website/ |access-date=2023-10-05 |website=censusindia.gov.in}}</ref> with 841 households, of which 52.45% are males (2410) and 47.55% are females (2184). Though residents have now started sending their daughters to schools, still only 55.04% of females are educated as compared to 64.61% of males. The overall literacy rate of the village is 60.06%. The Punjabi is the major language spoken by all in the village.<br />
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== Education ==<br />
There is a Govt. Senior Secondary School in Dakala.<ref>{{Cite web |title=:: ePunjab Schools :: |url=https://www.epunjabschool.gov.in/GS_SchoolWebsite/Search.aspx |access-date=2022-09-12 |website=www.epunjabschool.gov.in |archive-date=2023-03-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230307185731/https://www.epunjabschool.gov.in/gs_schoolwebsite/Search.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
{{Patiala district}}<br />
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[[Category:Villages in Patiala district]]<br />
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