About Doian Village

Doian is a mid sized village in Akhnoor tehsil, in the district of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 699, made up of 355 males and 344 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 36.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 181204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Doian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Doian village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Jammu
Tehsil	Akhnoor
Pincode	181204
Area (hectares)	36.8 hectares
Population	699
Male Population	355
Female Population	344
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	969
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Doian compares

By the 2011 count Doian is the 111th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents. Its 36.8 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Doian

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

Doian lies about 12 km from Jammu, and the nearest railway station is Bari Brahman, about under 2 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 Doian
Nearest railway station	Bari Brahman	under 2 km
Nearest town	Jammu Cantonment	9.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Akhnoor	12 km
District headquarters	Jammu	12 km

Villages closest to Doian

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Doian village had a population of 699. That makes it the 111th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents.

Doian village has 355 males and 344 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Doian has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Doian is 181204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Doian covers 36.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Doian falls under Akhnoor tehsil of Jammu district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Doian is Bari Brahman, about under 2 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Doian.

Doian is about 12 km from Jammu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Doian is in Akhnoor tehsil of Jammu district. Bari Brahman is about under 2 km away. Jammu Cantonment is about 9.0 km away. Akhnoor is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.