About Drodhu Village

Drodhu is a small village in Bhaderwah tehsil, in the district of Doda, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 443, made up of 213 males and 230 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,080 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Drodhu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Drodhu village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Doda
Tehsil	Bhaderwah
Pincode	182221
Area (hectares)	74.1 hectares
Population	443
Male Population	213
Female Population	230
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,080
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Drodhu compares

By the 2011 count Drodhu is the 47th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 545 residents. Its 74.1 hectares work out to about 6.0 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 Drodhu

Drodhu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Drodhu as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Drodhu from other places

Drodhu lies about 17 km from Doda, and the nearest railway station is Udhampur, about 48 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 Drodhu
Tehsil headquarters	Bhaderwah	7.4 km
District headquarters	Doda	17 km
Nearest railway station	Udhampur	48 km

Villages closest to Drodhu

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.

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Common questions about Drodhu

As per the Census of India 2011, Drodhu village had a population of 443. That makes it the 47th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 545 residents.

Drodhu village has 213 males and 230 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Drodhu has about 1080 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 978.

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

Drodhu covers 74.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Drodhu is Udhampur, about 48 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Drodhu.

Drodhu is about 17 km from Doda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Drodhu is in Bhaderwah tehsil of Doda district. Bhaderwah is about 7.4 km away. Doda is about 17 km away. Udhampur is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.