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About Dudhala Village

Dudhala is a mid sized village in Malegaon tehsil, in the district of Washim, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,202, made up of 654 males and 548 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 838 females per 1000 males. The village covers 558 hectares hectares.

Dudhala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dudhala village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Washim
Tehsil Malegaon
Area (hectares) 558 hectares
Population 1,202
Male Population 654
Female Population 548
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 838
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dudhala compares

By the 2011 count Dudhala is the 51st largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,630 residents. Its 558 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Dudhala

Dudhala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dudhala as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 21 km from Washim, and the nearest railway station is Kata Road, about 20 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
Tehsil headquarters Malegaon 13 km
Nearest railway station Kata Road 20 km
District headquarters Washim 21 km
Nearest town Wāshīm 21 km

Villages closest to Dudhala

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Malegaon 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 1,202. That makes it the 51st largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,630 residents.

Dudhala village has 654 males and 548 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dudhala has about 838 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 925.

Dudhala covers 558 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dudhala falls under Malegaon tehsil of Washim district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dudhala is Kata Road, about 20 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 <5 km distance for Dudhala.

Dudhala is about 21 km from Washim in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dudhala is in Malegaon tehsil of Washim district. Malegaon is about 13 km away. Kata Road is about 20 km away. Washim is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kinhi Ghodmod (2.3 km), Waghi Bk (2.9 km) and Wasari (2.9 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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