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About Neota Village

Neota is a mid sized village in Bhaderwah tehsil, in the district of Doda, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 944, made up of 489 males and 455 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 162.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Neota Overview

Census 2011 figures for Neota village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Doda
Tehsil Bhaderwah
Pincode 182221
Area (hectares) 162.3 hectares
Population 944
Male Population 489
Female Population 455
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Neota compares

By the 2011 count Neota is the 20th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 545 residents. Its 162.3 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Neota

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

Neota lies about 58 km from Doda, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 65 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 Neota
Nearest town Chamba 33 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhaderwah 34 km
District headquarters Doda 58 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 65 km

Villages closest to Neota

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Neota village had a population of 944. That makes it the 20th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 545 residents.

Neota village has 489 males and 455 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Neota has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Neota is 182221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Neota covers 162.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Neota falls under Bhaderwah tehsil of Doda district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Neota is Nurpur Road, about 65 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 Neota.

Neota is about 58 km from Doda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Neota is in Bhaderwah tehsil of Doda district. Chamba is about 33 km away. Bhaderwah is about 34 km away. Doda is about 58 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mehrada (18 km), Bharhi (20 km) and Hanga (20 km).

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

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