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About Dodru Village

Dodru is a small village in Khundian tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 175, made up of 78 males and 97 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,244 females per 1000 males. The village covers 123.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176032, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dodru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dodru village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Khundian
Pincode 176032
Area (hectares) 123.53 hectares
Population 175
Male Population 78
Female Population 97
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,244
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 Dodru compares

By the 2011 count Dodru is the 84th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 178 residents. Its 123.53 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1070.

Getting to Dodru

Dodru is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dodru 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dodru from other places

Dodru 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 Dodru
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 Dodru

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.

Common questions about Dodru

As per the Census of India 2011, Dodru village had a population of 175. That makes it the 84th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 178 residents.

Dodru village has 78 males and 97 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dodru has about 1244 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1070.

The pincode recorded for Dodru is 176032. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dodru covers 123.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Dodru 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dodru.

Dodru 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.

Dodru 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.

The closest recorded villages are Dodhru (under 2 km), Jajjar (1.9 km) and Dabkehri (1.9 km).

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

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