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'Village for Sale’: Parched hamlet's desperate plea amid water crisis in Maharashtra
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- LGD code
- 909067
- Pincode
- 441226
- Post office
- Bembal
- Population
- 339
- Households
- 98
- Literacy rate
- 59.3%
- Sex ratio
- 873 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 222
Census 2011 · in context
How Dugala Mal compares
By population, Dugala Mal ranks #60 of 106 villages in Mul mandal.
Literacy rate
%
59.3%
−2.6% vs mandal average
- Dugala Mal
- 59.3%
- Mul mandal
- 61.9%
- Chandrapur district
- 71.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
873
−127 vs mandal average
- Dugala Mal
- 873
- Mul mandal
- 1,000
Household size
people per home
3.5
−0.5 vs mandal average
- Dugala Mal
- 3.5
- Mul mandal
- 4.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Dugala Mal at a glance
Dugala Mal is a village of 339 people in 98 households (Census 2011) in Mul taluka, Chandrapur district, Maharashtra, the 60th-largest of 106 villages in Mul taluka. Literacy is 59%, 3 points below the taluka average of 62% and the sex ratio is 873 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 441226, served by Bembal post office; the LGD village code is 909067. The village votes in Ballarpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Mungantiwar Sudhir Sacchidanand. The population is estimated at 400 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Dugala Mal
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 16
- Power hours (winter)
- 18
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- 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
- MUL
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 16
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 65
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 16
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 863.15
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 368.4
- Forest area (ha)
- 116.25
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Dugala Mal
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Dugala Mal
- LGD code
- 909067
- Pincode
- 441226
- Post office
- Bembal
- Population (Census 2011)
- 339
- Population (projected 2026)
- 400
- Households
- 98
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 873
- Literacy rate
- 59.3%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Chandrapur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Ballarpur
- Member of Parliament
- Pratibha Dhanorkar
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Mungantiwar Sudhir Sacchidanand
- Block / Mandal
- Mul
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- Chiroli
- Kelzar
- Gadisurla
- Fiskuti
- Chikhali Mal
- Tekadi
- Nawegaon Bhujala
- Nandgaon
- Chandapur
- Borchandli
- Yergaon Alias Belgaon
- Bhejgaon
- Ushrala Chak
- Rajgad
- Virai
- Chimadha
- Tadala Tukum
- Chitegaon
- Haldi Gaonganna
- Bhadurni
- Pipari Dixit
- Dabgaon Makta
- Naleshwar Mokasa
- Khalwaspeth
- Sintala
- Bhawarala
- Yejgaon
- Bondala Bk.
- Kantapeth Ryt.
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)