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About Dudal Village

Dudal is a small village in Sanguem tehsil, in the district of South Goa, Goa. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 446, made up of 229 males and 217 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 769 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 403704, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dudal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dudal village
Description Value
State Goa
District South Goa
Tehsil Sanguem
Pincode 403704
Area (hectares) 769 hectares
Population 446
Male Population 229
Female Population 217
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dudal compares

By the 2011 count Dudal is the 32nd largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,191 residents. Its 769 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Dudal

Dudal is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Dudal as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dudal from other places

Dudal lies about 18 km from South Goa, and the nearest railway station is Kalem, about 1.9 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Dudal
Nearest railway station Kalem 1.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Sanguem 6.1 km
Nearest town Curchorem 8.0 km
District headquarters South Goa 18 km

Villages closest to Dudal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sanguem tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Dudal

As per the Census of India 2011, Dudal village had a population of 446. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,191 residents.

Dudal village has 229 males and 217 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dudal has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Dudal is 403704. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dudal covers 769 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dudal falls under Sanguem tehsil of South Goa district in Goa.

The nearest railway station to Dudal is Kalem, about 1.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dudal.

Dudal is about 18 km from South Goa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dudal is in Sanguem tehsil of South Goa district. Kalem is about 1.9 km away. Sanguem is about 6.1 km away. Curchorem is about 8.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Calem (1.9 km), Maulinguem (2.9 km) and Costi (3.3 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Dudal today is likely to be higher.

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