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About Dudu Village

Dudu is a mid sized village in Ramnagar tehsil, in the district of Udhampur, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,719, made up of 893 males and 826 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1528.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dudu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dudu village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Udhampur
Tehsil Ramnagar
Pincode 182128
Area (hectares) 1528.5 hectares
Population 1,719
Male Population 893
Female Population 826
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dudu compares

By the 2011 count Dudu is the 46th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,826 residents. Its 1528.5 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Dudu

Dudu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dudu as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dudu from other places

Dudu lies about 21 km from Ramnagar, and the nearest railway station is Udhampur, about 34 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 Dudu
Tehsil headquarters Ramnagar 21 km
Nearest town Doda 30 km
Nearest railway station Udhampur 34 km

Villages closest to Dudu

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ramnagar 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 Dudu

As per the Census of India 2011, Dudu village had a population of 1,719. That makes it the 46th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,826 residents.

Dudu village has 893 males and 826 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dudu has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Dudu is 182128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dudu covers 1528.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dudu falls under Ramnagar tehsil of Udhampur district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Dudu is Udhampur, about 34 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dudu.

Dudu is about 21 km from Ramnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dudu is in Ramnagar tehsil of Udhampur district. Ramnagar is about 21 km away. Doda is about 30 km away. Udhampur is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jakhad (3.0 km), Pachound (4.2 km) and Resali Thakrai (6.7 km).

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

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