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About Dori Village

Dori 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 1,799, made up of 940 males and 859 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2519.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185154, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dori Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dori village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Jammu
Tehsil Akhnoor
Pincode 185154
Area (hectares) 2519.6 hectares
Population 1,799
Male Population 940
Female Population 859
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dori compares

By the 2011 count Dori is the 31st largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents. Its 2519.6 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Dori

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

Dori lies about 12 km from Jammu, and the nearest railway station is Jammu Tawi, about 15 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 Dori
Nearest town Raipur Domana under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Akhnoor 12 km
District headquarters Jammu 12 km
Nearest railway station Jammu Tawi 15 km

Villages closest to Dori

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.

Common questions about Dori

As per the Census of India 2011, Dori village had a population of 1,799. That makes it the 31st largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents.

Dori village has 940 males and 859 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dori has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Dori is 185154. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dori covers 2519.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Dori is Jammu Tawi, about 15 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dori.

Dori 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.

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

The closest recorded villages are Ghar (4.5 km), Bhalwal Bharath (5.4 km) and Bhalwal Moolo (5.4 km).

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

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