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About Dohag Village

Dohag is a mid sized village in Jogindarnagar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 977, made up of 498 males and 479 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 178 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176120, 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 Mandi
Tehsil Jogindarnagar
Pincode 176120
Area (hectares) 178 hectares
Population 977
Male Population 498
Female Population 479
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dohag compares

By the 2011 count Dohag is the 13th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 386 residents. Its 178 hectares work out to about 5.5 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 1112.

Getting to Dohag

Dohag is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. 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 <5 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 36 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Chauntra Bahetren, about 2.0 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
Nearest railway station Chauntra Bahetren 2.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Jogindarnagar 2.5 km
District headquarters Mandi 36 km

Villages closest to Dohag

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jogindarnagar 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 977. That makes it the 13th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 386 residents.

Dohag village has 498 males and 479 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dohag has about 962 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 1112.

The pincode recorded for Dohag is 176120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dohag covers 178 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dohag falls under Jogindarnagar tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dohag is Chauntra Bahetren, about 2.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 36 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dohag is in Jogindarnagar tehsil of Mandi district. Chauntra Bahetren is about 2.0 km away. Jogindarnagar is about 2.5 km away. Mandi 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 Dhanyatar (under 2 km), Sarli (under 2 km) and Changrehr (1.6 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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