About Dodala Village

Dodala is a mid sized village in Bashohli tehsil, in the district of Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,594, made up of 830 males and 764 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 550 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dodala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dodala village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Kathua
Tehsil	Bashohli
Pincode	184201
Area (hectares)	550 hectares
Population	1,594
Male Population	830
Female Population	764
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	920
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dodala compares

By the 2011 count Dodala is the 19th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,720 residents. Its 550 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 902.

Getting to Dodala

Dodala is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dodala as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Dodala from other places

Dodala lies about 23 km from Kathua, and the nearest railway station is Dalhousie Road, about 16 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 Dodala
Tehsil headquarters	Bashohli	9.5 km
Nearest railway station	Dalhousie Road	16 km
Nearest town	Mamun	17 km
District headquarters	Kathua	23 km

Villages closest to Dodala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dodala village had a population of 1,594. That makes it the 19th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,720 residents.

Dodala village has 830 males and 764 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dodala has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 902.

The pincode recorded for Dodala is 184201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dodala covers 550 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dodala falls under Bashohli tehsil of Kathua district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Dodala is Dalhousie Road, about 16 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 10+ km distance for Dodala.

Dodala is about 23 km from Kathua in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dodala is in Bashohli tehsil of Kathua district. Bashohli is about 9.5 km away. Dalhousie Road is about 16 km away. Mamun is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.