Dudhala village, Una taluka | Pincode 362550

Represented by

Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)

Village snapshot

Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

Full profile →

Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat

Hanshaben Hamirbhai Vansh

Contact: 98****5492

Spotted a stale sarpanch record? Sign in and a verified resident of Dudhala can update it.

LGD code: 515348
Pincode: 362550
Post office: Sanakhda
Population: 1,439
Households: 259
Literacy rate: 49.3%
Sex ratio: 911 ♀/1000♂
Workers: 465
Distance to district centre: 43 km
Distance to mandal centre: 50 km
Distance to Gandhinagar: 215 km
Distance to Mumbai: 330 km
Nearest railway station: Lathi · 7 km
Nearest hospital / PHC: Shubham Clinic · 5 km

Census 2011 · in context

How Dudhala compares

By population, Dudhala ranks #59 of 87 villages in Una mandal.

Literacy rate

49.3%

−5.7% vs mandal average

Dudhala: 49.3%
Una mandal: 55.0%

Sex ratio

♀ per 1000 ♂

911

−51 vs mandal average

Dudhala: 911
Una mandal: 962

Household size

people per home

5.6

−0.1 vs mandal average

Dudhala: 5.6
Una mandal: 5.7

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

Dudhala at a glance

Dudhala is a village of 1,439 people in 259 households (Census 2011) in Una taluka, Gir Somnath district, Gujarat, the 59th-largest of 87 villages in Una taluka. Literacy is 49%, 6 points below the taluka average of 55% and the sex ratio is 911 women per 1,000 men. It lies 43 km from the Gir Somnath district centre, 43 km from Atkot, the nearest town, 7 km from Lathi railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 362550, served by Sanakhda post office; the LGD village code is 515348. The nearest hospital or health centre is Shubham Clinic, 5 km away. The sarpanch is Hanshaben Hamirbhai Vansh, and the village votes in Botad assembly constituency, represented by MLA Makwana Umeshbhai Naranbhai. The population is estimated at 1,697 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Dudhala →

Nearby villages compared

Compare side by side →

village	Population	Literacy	Distance
Dudhala · this village	1,439	49%	—
Dudhala · Jafrabad	848	60%	0 km N
Dudhala · Bhanvad	979	67%	0 km N
Dudhala · Visavadar	1,396	52%	0 km N
Dudhala · Talala	48	2%	0 km N
Dudhala · Dhari	1,166	66%	0 km N
Dudhala · Kalavad	1,369	63%	0 km N

Complete this village · 4/7

Add what you know →

Sarpanch name
Panchayat contact
Pincode
About the villageA few sentences on history and livelihood
A photoTemple, school, fields — anything from the village
A festival or jatara
A notable personTeacher, soldier, sportsperson, entrepreneur

Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Dudhala

Treated tap water: No
Untreated tap water: Yes
Well water: No
Hand pump: No
Tube well / borewell: No
Electricity for homes: Yes
Electricity for farms: No
Power hours (summer): 24
Power hours (winter): 24
Primary school: 1
Middle school: 0
Secondary school: 0
Senior secondary: 0
Degree college: 0
Primary health centre: 0
Health sub-centre: 1
Community health centre: 0
Dispensary: 0
Veterinary hospital: 0
Post office: No
Sub post office: No
Commercial bank: No
Cooperative bank: No
ATM: No
Public bus service: Yes
Private bus service: No
Railway station: No
Pucca (paved) road: Yes
Anganwadi centre: Yes
ASHA worker: Yes
Fair-price shop: No
Mandi / regular market: No
Weekly haat: No
Nearest statutory town: UNA
Distance to nearest town (km): 26
Distance to district HQ (km): 210
Distance to sub-district HQ (km): 26
All-weather road: Yes
Gram panchayat (2011): DUDHALA
Total area (ha): 347.21
Irrigated area (ha): 82.08
Forest area (ha): 0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

Notice board · Dudhala

No notices this week

Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.

Key facts — Dudhala

LGD code: 515348
Pincode: 362550
Post office: Sanakhda
Population (Census 2011): 1,439
Population (projected 2026): 1,697
Households: 259
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males): 911
Literacy rate: 49.3%
Coordinates: 21.68000°N, 71.36000°E
Lok Sabha constituency: Bhavnagar
Vidhan Sabha constituency: Botad
Member of Parliament: Nimuben Bambhaniya
Member of Legislative Assembly: Makwana Umeshbhai Naranbhai
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan: Hanshaben Hamirbhai Vansh
Block / Mandal: Una

Demographics — Census 2011 + 2026 estimate + NFHS-5

Population, education, health & sanitation

India's last full census was 2011 · 2026 figures are RGI projections · NFHS-5 (2019-21) covers the Gir Somnath district level

Then & Now

Dudhala — Census 2011 to projected 2026

Population · 2011

1,439

Census 2011 baseline

+17.9%

Population · 2026

1,697

RGI / state CAGR projection

Households · 2011

259

Census 2011 baseline

+17.8%

Households · 2026

305

RGI / state CAGR projection

2011 = decadal Census of India. 2026 = forward-projection from state-level CAGR — working estimate, refines when the next Census publishes.

Census 2011

Canonical baseline · last full census · village-level

Population: 1,439Census 2011
Households: 259Census 2011
Literacy rate: 49.3%Census 2011
Sex ratio: 911 ♀/1000♂Census 2011

2026 estimate

Projected from 2011 + state CAGR · live ECI electorate

Est. population: 1,6972026 proj. · +17.9% vs 2011
Est. households: 3052026 projection
Active job cards: 23,925MGNREGA · district · Feb 2024-2025
HHs worked (FY): 6,984MGNREGA · district · Feb 2024-2025
State electorate: 4,91,67,754ECI Lok Sabha 2024 final roll

NFHS-5 (2019-21)

National Family Health Survey · district overlay

Sex ratio @ birth: 921NFHS-5 district
Female literacy: 73.1%NFHS-5 district
Electricity: 99.5%NFHS-5 district
Improved sanitation: 74.3%NFHS-5 district
Children vaccinated: —NFHS-5 district
Anaemia (women): 49.9%NFHS-5 district

Post-2011 updates

Central-government dashboards · sourced from data.gov.in · refreshed when the ministry publishes

Tap water at homedistrict level: 100.0%Jal Jeevan Mission · Dec 2023 · Gir Somnath district
Rural houses builtdistrict level: 5,68,624PMAY-G · 5,68,624 of 9,02,354 sanctioned · Mar 2025 · Gir Somnath district
Toilets builtdistrict level: 5,60,046Swachh Bharat Mission - Gramin · Dec 2023 · Gir Somnath district

Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.

Boundary & surroundings

Dudhala on the map

Verified

📍 Map · scroll to load

📍 21.6800° N, 71.3600° EOpen in OSM →

Getting there

How to reach Dudhala

Mandal centre

Una · ≈ 50 km

≈ 1 h 43 min by car · 2 h 2 min by bike

Directions

District centre

Gir Somnath · ≈ 43 km

≈ 1 h 28 min by car · 1 h 44 min by bike

Directions

Nearest town · 10,079 people

Atkot · ≈ 43 km

≈ 1 h 27 min by car · 1 h 44 min by bike

Directions

Distance to cities · straight line

Gandhinagar215 kmcapital
Mumbai330 km
Hyderabad886 km
Delhi970 km

Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region

Railway stationLathi7 km
Hospital / PHCShubham Clinic5 km
ATM / banksaurashtra gramin bank, keriyachad29 km
Petrol pumpBharat Petroleum5 km
Police stationpalitana town station51 km

Same pincode

Villages sharing pincode 362550

All villages in 362550 →

Same name, different place

Other villages named Dudhala

Looking for a different Dudhala? The largest eight this name across India. All villages named Dudhala →

From the village

Latest posts

All 6 posts →

Lead story

September 2026

newsSTATE

Gujarat rural women turn traditional handicrafts into source of livelihood

Reported by ANI News.

By Resident0 likes0 comments

Sep

newsSTATE

This Simple Method Helps Gujarat Farmers Store Excess Rain Underground for Summer Months

Reported by The Better India.

Resident

Sep

newsSTATE

Low-pressure system to bring extremely heavy rainfall in Gujarat: IMD

Reported by Business Standard.

Resident

Notable persons of Dudhala

No people on record for this village yet.

Be the first villager to add one.

Claim this village & add the first people

Hyperlocal & verified

Open jobs in Dudhala

No jobs on record for this village yet.

Be the first villager to add one.

Claim this village & add the first job

Villages near Dudhala

Aliudepur5.3 km

state

Married women fast for the well-being of their husbands.

→

News from Gir Somnath & Gujarat

Recent reporting about this district and state, from the press. Headlines link to the publisher.

Gujarat rural women turn traditional handicrafts into source of livelihood
ANI News18h ago
This Simple Method Helps Gujarat Farmers Store Excess Rain Underground for Summer Months
The Better India19h ago
Low-pressure system to bring extremely heavy rainfall in Gujarat: IMD
Business Standard3 days ago
Heavy to very heavy rain forecast in Kutch: Mandvi gets 7 inches in 24 hours; Gujarat still 15% short of ra...
Bhaskar English3 days ago
Divert farm subsidies towards natural farming to attract more farmers: Gujarat Governor
ThePrint3 days ago
Gujarat on alert: Heavy rain to continue as monsoon system moves in
India Today4 days ago

Through villagers' lenses

Photo gallery

No photos on record for this village yet.

Be the first villager to add one.

Claim this village & add the first photo

Quick answers

People often ask about Dudhala

What is the pincode of Dudhala?

The pincode of Dudhala, Una taluka, Gir Somnath district, Gujarat is 362550. The post office is Sanakhda.

Which post office delivers to Dudhala?

Mail for Dudhala is delivered through Sanakhda post office, pincode 362550, in Una taluka, Gir Somnath district. Use the full village name and the pincode on envelopes and courier forms.

In which district is Dudhala located?

Dudhala is a village in Una taluka of Gir Somnath district, Gujarat, India.

What is the population of Dudhala as per Census 2011?

As per the 2011 Census, Dudhala village has a population of 1,439 across 259 households.

Who is the sarpanch of Dudhala?

The current sarpanch of Dudhala gram panchayat is Hanshaben Hamirbhai Vansh.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Dudhala in?

Dudhala falls under the Bhavnagar Lok Sabha constituency (PC #15) of Gujarat.

Which Vidhan Sabha (assembly) constituency is Dudhala in?

Dudhala falls under the Botad assembly constituency (AC #107) of Gujarat.

What is the literacy rate in Dudhala?

The Census 2011 literacy rate for Dudhala village is 49.3%.

What is the sex ratio in Dudhala?

The Census 2011 sex ratio for Dudhala village is 911 females per 1,000 males.

What government schemes are applicable for residents of Dudhala?

12 schemes currently match residents of Dudhala, including Mukhya Mantri Yuva Swavalamban Yojana (MYSY), Vahli Dikri Yojana, Atal Pension Yojana (APY). Eligibility, benefits, and apply links are listed on the village page.

How far is Dudhala from Gir Somnath district centre?

Dudhala is approximately 43 km (straight-line) from the centre of Gir Somnath district. See "How to reach" on the village page for directions.

What is the LGD code of Dudhala?

The Local Government Directory (LGD) code of Dudhala village is 515348.

Which is the nearest town to Dudhala?

Atkot (population 10,079, Census 2011) is the nearest large settlement, about 43 km from Dudhala in a straight line.

How big is Dudhala compared to other villages in Una taluka?

Dudhala ranks 59 of 87 villages in Una taluka by Census 2011 population (1,439 residents).

How far is Dudhala from Gandhinagar?

Dudhala is about 215 km from Gandhinagar in a straight line (the state capital of Gujarat); by road expect roughly 280 km.

How far is Dudhala from Mumbai?

Dudhala is about 330 km from Mumbai in a straight line; by road expect roughly 429 km.

Which is the nearest railway station to Dudhala?

Lathi is the nearest railway station to Dudhala, about 7 km away in a straight line (OpenStreetMap). By road expect roughly 9 km.

Which is the nearest hospital or health centre to Dudhala?

Shubham Clinic is the nearest hospital or health centre to Dudhala, about 5 km away in a straight line (OpenStreetMap). By road expect roughly 7 km.

Which is the nearest ATM or bank to Dudhala?

saurashtra gramin bank, keriyachad is the nearest ATM or bank to Dudhala, about 29 km away in a straight line (OpenStreetMap). By road expect roughly 38 km.

Which is the nearest petrol pump to Dudhala?

Bharat Petroleum is the nearest petrol pump to Dudhala, about 5 km away in a straight line (OpenStreetMap). By road expect roughly 6 km.

Who is the MLA of Dudhala?

Dudhala falls under Botad assembly constituency (AC 107). The sitting MLA is Makwana Umeshbhai Naranbhai (AAP).

Who is the MP for Dudhala?

Dudhala is in Bhavnagar Lok Sabha constituency. The sitting Member of Parliament is Nimuben Bambhaniya (BJP).

What is the population of Dudhala in 2026?

Dudhala is estimated at 1,697 people in 2026, up about 18% from 1,439 in the 2011 Census (projection from the state growth rate; the next Census will replace it).

Which agro-climatic zone is Dudhala in?

Gujarat falls in the Gujarat Plains and Hills zone (cotton, groundnut, wheat, bajra) of the ICAR classification; Dudhala in Gir Somnath district shares that zone's cropping pattern and rainfall regime.

Who is the sarpanch of Dudhala?

Hanshaben Hamirbhai Vansh is the sarpanch of Dudhala gram panchayat, Una taluka. See the sarpanch list of Una taluka for every gram panchayat.

Answers are auto-built from the village's verified record. If something is wrong, residents can correct it after claiming the village.

Sources & freshness

Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-18
Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)