Skip to main content

About Dosala Village

Dosala is a small village in Bhaderwah tehsil, in the district of Doda, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 187, made up of 88 males and 99 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,125 females per 1000 males. The village covers 46.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dosala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dosala village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Doda
Tehsil Bhaderwah
Pincode 182222
Area (hectares) 46.1 hectares
Population 187
Male Population 88
Female Population 99
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,125
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dosala compares

By the 2011 count Dosala is the 93rd largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 545 residents. Its 46.1 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Dosala

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

Dosala lies about 7.3 km from Doda, and the nearest railway station is Sumber, about 43 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 Dosala
District headquarters Doda 7.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhaderwah 30 km
Nearest railway station Sumber 43 km

Villages closest to Dosala

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 Dosala

As per the Census of India 2011, Dosala village had a population of 187. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 545 residents.

Dosala village has 88 males and 99 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dosala has about 1125 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Dosala is 182222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dosala covers 46.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Dosala is Sumber, about 43 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 Dosala.

Dosala is about 7.3 km from Doda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dosala is in Bhaderwah tehsil of Doda district. Doda is about 7.3 km away. Bhaderwah is about 30 km away. Sumber is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balote (under 2 km), Dhalwali (under 2 km) and Forest Block (11 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.