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About Dutka Village

Dutka is a mid sized village in Palam tehsil, in the district of Parbhani, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 871, made up of 446 males and 425 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 332.45 hectares hectares.

Dutka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dutka village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Parbhani
Tehsil Palam
Area (hectares) 332.45 hectares
Population 871
Male Population 446
Female Population 425
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dutka compares

By the 2011 count Dutka is the 43rd largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,424 residents. Its 332.45 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Dutka

Dutka is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dutka as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dutka from other places

Dutka lies about 35 km from Parbhani, and the nearest railway station is Chudawa, about 8.7 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 Dutka
Nearest town Pūrna 8.4 km
Nearest railway station Chudawa 8.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Palam 17 km
District headquarters Parbhani 35 km

Villages closest to Dutka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dutka village had a population of 871. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,424 residents.

Dutka village has 446 males and 425 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dutka has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 927.

Dutka covers 332.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dutka falls under Palam tehsil of Parbhani district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dutka is Chudawa, about 8.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dutka.

Dutka is about 35 km from Parbhani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dutka is in Palam tehsil of Parbhani district. Pūrna is about 8.4 km away. Chudawa is about 8.7 km away. Palam is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rahati (1.8 km), Bhogaon (2.8 km) and Gunj (3.5 km).

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

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