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About Dudhakhali Village

Dudhakhali is a small village in Midnapore tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 19, made up of 13 males and 6 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 462 females per 1000 males. The village covers 94.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dudhakhali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dudhakhali village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Midnapore
Pincode 721102
Area (hectares) 94.5 hectares
Population 19
Male Population 13
Female Population 6
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 462
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dudhakhali compares

By the 2011 count Dudhakhali is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 831 residents. Its 94.5 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Dudhakhali

Dudhakhali is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dudhakhali as Available within <5 km distance. 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. The nearest villages by name are Dharmmapur, Dharmmpur, Dharrasol and Dherua. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Dudhakhali

As per the Census of India 2011, Dudhakhali village had a population of 19. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 831 residents.

Dudhakhali village has 13 males and 6 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dudhakhali has about 462 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Dudhakhali is 721102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dudhakhali covers 94.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dudhakhali falls under Midnapore tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Dudhakhali notes the nearest railway station 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 <5 km distance for Dudhakhali.

Dudhakhali is in Midnapore tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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