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About Dudha Village

Dudha is a mid sized village in Mehkar tehsil, in the district of Buldana, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 768, made up of 389 males and 379 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 627.18 hectares hectares.

Dudha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dudha village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Buldana
Tehsil Mehkar
Area (hectares) 627.18 hectares
Population 768
Male Population 389
Female Population 379
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
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 Dudha compares

By the 2011 count Dudha is the 93rd largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,608 residents. Its 627.18 hectares work out to about 1.2 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, well above the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Dudha

Dudha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dudha 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 Dudha from other places

Dudha lies about 45 km from Buldana, and the nearest railway station is Khamgaon, about 51 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 Dudha
Tehsil headquarters Mehkar 13 km
District headquarters Buldana 45 km
Nearest railway station Khamgaon 51 km

Villages closest to Dudha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dudha village had a population of 768. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,608 residents.

Dudha village has 389 males and 379 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dudha has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 932.

Dudha covers 627.18 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.

Dudha falls under Mehkar tehsil of Buldana district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dudha is Khamgaon, about 51 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 Dudha.

Dudha is about 45 km from Buldana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dudha is in Mehkar tehsil of Buldana district. Mehkar is about 13 km away. Buldana is about 45 km away. Khamgaon is about 51 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Brahmapuri (under 2 km), Vivekanand Nagar (2.1 km) and Raipur (2.4 km).

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

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