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About Dudhai Village

Dudhai is a mid sized village in Vikasnagar tehsil, in the district of Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 651, made up of 341 males and 310 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 451.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 248197, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dudhai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dudhai village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Dehradun
Tehsil Vikasnagar
Pincode 248197
Area (hectares) 451.05 hectares
Population 651
Male Population 341
Female Population 310
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dudhai compares

By the 2011 count Dudhai is the 87th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,949 residents. Its 451.05 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Dudhai

Dudhai is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dudhai as Available within 5 - 10 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 Dudhai from other places

Dudhai lies about 15 km from Dehradun. 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 Dudhai
Nearest town Mussoorie 13 km
District headquarters Dehradun 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Vikasnagar 17 km

Villages closest to Dudhai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dudhai village had a population of 651. That makes it the 87th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,949 residents.

Dudhai village has 341 males and 310 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dudhai has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Dudhai is 248197. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dudhai covers 451.05 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.

Dudhai falls under Vikasnagar tehsil of Dehradun district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Dudhai notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Dudhai is about 15 km from Dehradun in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dudhai is in Vikasnagar tehsil of Dehradun district. Mussoorie is about 13 km away. Dehradun is about 15 km away. Vikasnagar 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 Birsani (under 2 km), Kotra Santaur (2.0 km) and Jagatpur (2.6 km).

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

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