 The famous poet and writer Suryakant Tripathi 'Nirala' wrote poems sitting on the top of the fort built by the King Dal Dev.The town is also featured prominently in his eponymous biography of his friend Kulli Bhaat.By tradition a large crowd comes in KARTIK PURNIMA MELA from neighbouring areas to have a dip in holy Ganga

The Dalmau city is divided into 10 wards for which elections are held every 5 years.The Dalmau Nagar Panchayat has population of 9,983 of which 5,189 are males while 4,794 are females as per report released by Census India 2011.