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About Dodu Falal Village

Dodu Falal is a mid sized village in Billawar tehsil, in the district of Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,251, made up of 650 males and 601 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1618 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dodu Falal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dodu Falal village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kathua
Tehsil Billawar
Pincode 184203
Area (hectares) 1618 hectares
Population 1,251
Male Population 650
Female Population 601
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
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 Dodu Falal compares

By the 2011 count Dodu Falal is the 56th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,245 residents. Its 1618 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 894.

Getting to Dodu Falal

Dodu Falal is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dodu Falal 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 Dodu Falal from other places

Dodu Falal lies about 34 km from Kathua, and the nearest railway station is Budhi, about 26 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 Dodu Falal
Tehsil headquarters Billawar 12 km
Nearest railway station Budhi 26 km
District headquarters Kathua 34 km

Villages closest to Dodu Falal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Billawar 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 Dodu Falal

As per the Census of India 2011, Dodu Falal village had a population of 1,251. That makes it the 56th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,245 residents.

Dodu Falal village has 650 males and 601 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dodu Falal has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 894.

The pincode recorded for Dodu Falal is 184203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dodu Falal covers 1618 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dodu Falal falls under Billawar tehsil of Kathua district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Dodu Falal is Budhi, about 26 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 Dodu Falal.

Dodu Falal is about 34 km from Kathua in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dodu Falal is in Billawar tehsil of Kathua district. Billawar is about 12 km away. Budhi is about 26 km away. Kathua is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kahug (3.9 km), Dhannu Parol (4.2 km) and Ucha Pind (4.7 km).

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

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