About Dodar Village

Dodar is a small village in Sarkaghat tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 437, made up of 219 males and 218 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175024, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dodar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dodar village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Sarkaghat
Pincode	175024
Area (hectares)	82.04 hectares
Population	437
Male Population	219
Female Population	218
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	995
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dodar compares

By the 2011 count Dodar is the 41st largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 330 residents. Its 82.04 hectares work out to about 5.3 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 1086.

Getting to Dodar

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

Dodar lies about 9.0 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 38 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 Dodar
District headquarters	Mandi	9.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sarkaghat	28 km
Nearest railway station	Buffer Stop	38 km

Villages closest to Dodar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dodar village had a population of 437. That makes it the 41st largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 330 residents.

Dodar village has 219 males and 218 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dodar has about 995 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 1086.

The pincode recorded for Dodar is 175024. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dodar covers 82.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dodar falls under Sarkaghat tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dodar is Buffer Stop, about 38 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 Dodar.

Dodar is about 9.0 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dodar is in Sarkaghat tehsil of Mandi district. Mandi is about 9.0 km away. Sarkaghat is about 28 km away. Buffer Stop is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.