About Dodhru Village

Dodhru is a small village in Khundian tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 277, made up of 139 males and 138 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 116.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176031, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dodhru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dodhru village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Khundian
Pincode	176031
Area (hectares)	116.19 hectares
Population	277
Male Population	139
Female Population	138
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	993
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dodhru compares

By the 2011 count Dodhru is the 37th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 178 residents. Its 116.19 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1070.

Getting to Dodhru

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

Dodhru lies about 36 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Jawalamukhi Road, about 31 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 Dodhru
Tehsil headquarters	Khundian	14 km
Nearest railway station	Jawalamukhi Road	31 km
District headquarters	Kangra	36 km
Nearest town	Nangal	44 km

Villages closest to Dodhru

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

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Common questions about Dodhru

As per the Census of India 2011, Dodhru village had a population of 277. That makes it the 37th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 178 residents.

Dodhru village has 139 males and 138 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dodhru has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1070.

The pincode recorded for Dodhru is 176031. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dodhru covers 116.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dodhru falls under Khundian tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dodhru is Jawalamukhi Road, about 31 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 Dodhru.

Dodhru is about 36 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dodhru is in Khundian tehsil of Kangra district. Khundian is about 14 km away. Jawalamukhi Road is about 31 km away. Kangra is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.