| Desal | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | India Punjab#India |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Punjab, India |
| Coordinates: | 31.4002°N 75.2202°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Punjab |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Kapurthala |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Total: | 1,433 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Punjabi |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Other spoken |
| Demographics1 Info2: | Hindi |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 144804 |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
| Area Code: | 01822 |
| Registration Plate: | PB-09 |
| Government Type: | Panchayati raj (India) |
| Governing Body: | Gram panchayat |
Desal is a village in Kapurthala district of Punjab State, India. It is located from Kapurthala, which is both district and sub-district headquarters of Desal. The village is administrated by a Sarpanch, who is an elected representative.
According to the report published by Census India in 2011, Desal has a total number of 266 houses and population of 1,433 of which include 763 males and 670 females. Literacy rate of Desal is 68.43%, lower than state average of 75.84%. The population of children under the age of 6 years is 169 which is 11.79% of total population of Desal, and child sex ratio is approximately 1012, higher than state average of 846.
The village has schedule caste (SC) constitutes 81.02% of total population of the village and it doesn't have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.
| Particulars | Total | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total No. of Houses | 266 | - | - |
| Population | 1,433 | 763 | 670 |
| Child (0-6) | 169 | 84 | 85 |
| Schedule Caste | 1,161 | 614 | 547 |
| Schedule Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Literacy | 68.43 % | 72.90 % | 63.25 % |
| Total Workers | 517 | 431 | 86 |
| Main Worker | 507 | 0 | 0 |
| Marginal Worker | 10 | 9 | 1 |
The closest airport to the village is Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport.
See main article: List of villages in Kapurthala.