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About Dudhalam Village

Dudhalam is a mid sized village in Akola tehsil, in the district of Akola, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,557, made up of 795 males and 762 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1115.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 444407, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dudhalam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dudhalam village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Akola
Tehsil Akola
Pincode 444407
Area (hectares) 1115.27 hectares
Population 1,557
Male Population 795
Female Population 762
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dudhalam compares

By the 2011 count Dudhalam is the 40th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,274 residents. Its 1115.27 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Dudhalam

Dudhalam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dudhalam as Available within village. 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 Dudhalam from other places

Dudhalam lies about 32 km from Akola, and the nearest railway station is Katepurna, about 8.9 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 Dudhalam
Nearest railway station Katepurna 8.9 km
Nearest town Murtajāpur 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Akola 32 km

Villages closest to Dudhalam

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 Dudhalam

As per the Census of India 2011, Dudhalam village had a population of 1,557. That makes it the 40th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,274 residents.

Dudhalam village has 795 males and 762 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dudhalam has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Dudhalam is 444407. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dudhalam covers 1115.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dudhalam falls under Akola tehsil of Akola district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dudhalam is Katepurna, about 8.9 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dudhalam.

Dudhalam is about 32 km from Akola in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dudhalam is in Akola tehsil of Akola district. Katepurna is about 8.9 km away. Murtajāpur is about 11 km away. Akola is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Santoshpur (2.5 km), Dapaki (2.6 km) and Mustafapur (3.5 km).

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

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