About Dudhwal Village

Dudhwal is a mid sized village in Ranka tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,725, made up of 843 males and 882 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,046 females per 1000 males. The village covers 934 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dudhwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dudhwal village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Garhwa
Tehsil	Ranka
Pincode	822125
Area (hectares)	934 hectares
Population	1,725
Male Population	843
Female Population	882
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,046
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dudhwal compares

By the 2011 count Dudhwal is the 17th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,160 residents. Its 934 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Dudhwal

Dudhwal is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dudhwal as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Dudhwal from other places

Dudhwal lies about 37 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Meralgram, about 35 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 Dudhwal
Tehsil headquarters	Ranka	23 km
Nearest railway station	Meralgram	35 km
District headquarters	Garhwa	37 km

Villages closest to Dudhwal

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

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Common questions about Dudhwal

As per the Census of India 2011, Dudhwal village had a population of 1,725. That makes it the 17th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,160 residents.

Dudhwal village has 843 males and 882 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dudhwal has about 1046 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Dudhwal is 822125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dudhwal covers 934 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dudhwal falls under Ranka tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dudhwal is Meralgram, about 35 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 10+ km distance for Dudhwal.

Dudhwal is about 37 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dudhwal is in Ranka tehsil of Garhwa district. Ranka is about 23 km away. Meralgram is about 35 km away. Garhwa is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.