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About Dohag Village

Dohag is a mid sized village in Dera Gopipur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 699, made up of 336 males and 363 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,080 females per 1000 males. The village covers 55.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176029, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dohag Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dohag village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Dera Gopipur
Pincode 176029
Area (hectares) 55.59 hectares
Population 699
Male Population 336
Female Population 363
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,080
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dohag compares

By the 2011 count Dohag is the 45th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 416 residents. Its 55.59 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1082.

Getting to Dohag

Dohag is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dohag as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Dohag from other places

Dohag lies about 18 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Jawalamukhi Road, about 11 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 Dohag
Tehsil headquarters Dera Gopipur 7.0 km
Nearest railway station Jawalamukhi Road 11 km
District headquarters Kangra 18 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 33 km

Villages closest to Dohag

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dera Gopipur 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 Dohag

As per the Census of India 2011, Dohag village had a population of 699. That makes it the 45th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 416 residents.

Dohag village has 336 males and 363 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dohag has about 1080 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1082.

The pincode recorded for Dohag is 176029. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dohag covers 55.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dohag falls under Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dohag is Jawalamukhi Road, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Dohag.

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

Dohag is in Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district. Dera Gopipur is about 7.0 km away. Jawalamukhi Road is about 11 km away. Kangra 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 Katialu (under 2 km), Band (under 2 km) and Thana (under 2 km).

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

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