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About Dudhala Village

Dudhala is a small village in Akola tehsil, in the district of Akola, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 295, made up of 160 males and 135 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 844 females per 1000 males. The village covers 253.75 hectares hectares.

Dudhala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dudhala village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Akola
Tehsil Akola
Area (hectares) 253.75 hectares
Population 295
Male Population 160
Female Population 135
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 844
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dudhala compares

By the 2011 count Dudhala is the 144th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,274 residents. Its 253.75 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Dudhala

Dudhala is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dudhala as Available within <5 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 Dudhala from other places

Dudhala lies about 20 km from Akola, and the nearest railway station is Gandhi Smrak Road, about 13 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 Dudhala
Nearest railway station Gandhi Smrak Road 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Akola 20 km

Villages closest to Dudhala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dudhala village had a population of 295. That makes it the 144th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,274 residents.

Dudhala village has 160 males and 135 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dudhala has about 844 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

Dudhala covers 253.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dudhala falls under Akola tehsil of Akola district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dudhala is Gandhi Smrak Road, about 13 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dudhala.

Dudhala is about 20 km from Akola in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dudhala is in Akola tehsil of Akola district. Gandhi Smrak Road is about 13 km away. Akola is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mandala (2.4 km), Lonagra (2.8 km) and Khambora (3.3 km).

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

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