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About Dudhala Village

Dudhala is a mid sized village in Amritsar I tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,007, made up of 534 males and 473 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 198 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143504, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dudhala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dudhala village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Amritsar
Tehsil Amritsar I
Pincode 143504
Area (hectares) 198 hectares
Population 1,007
Male Population 534
Female Population 473
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 886
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dudhala compares

By the 2011 count Dudhala is the 96th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents. Its 198 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 910.

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 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Dudhala from other places

Dudhala lies about 18 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is Kathunangal, about 5.6 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 Kathunangal 5.6 km
Nearest town Jandiāla Gurū 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Amritsar I 18 km
District headquarters Amritsar 18 km

Villages closest to Dudhala

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Amritsar I 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 1,007. That makes it the 96th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents.

Dudhala village has 534 males and 473 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dudhala has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Dudhala is 143504. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dudhala covers 198 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dudhala falls under Amritsar I tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Dudhala is Kathunangal, about 5.6 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dudhala.

Dudhala is about 18 km from Amritsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dudhala is in Amritsar I tehsil of Amritsar district. Kathunangal is about 5.6 km away. Jandiāla Gurū is about 14 km away. Amritsar I is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Talwandi Dasaundha Singh (under 2 km), Manga Sarai (under 2 km) and Ram Diwali Hinduan (2.0 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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