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About Dodi Village

Dodi is a large village in Surankote tehsil, in the district of Punch, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,879, made up of 1,474 males and 1,405 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 335 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dodi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dodi village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Punch
Tehsil Surankote
Pincode 185121
Area (hectares) 335 hectares
Population 2,879
Male Population 1,474
Female Population 1,405
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
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 Dodi compares

By the 2011 count Dodi is the 20th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,576 residents. Its 335 hectares work out to about 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Dodi

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

Dodi lies about 21 km from Punch, and the nearest railway station is Naid Gaam Railway Station, about 50 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 Dodi
Tehsil headquarters Surankote 21 km
District headquarters Punch 21 km
Nearest town Pūnch 21 km
Nearest railway station Naid Gaam Railway Station 50 km

Villages closest to Dodi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dodi village had a population of 2,879. That makes it the 20th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,576 residents.

Dodi village has 1,474 males and 1,405 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dodi has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Dodi is 185121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dodi covers 335 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dodi falls under Surankote tehsil of Punch district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Dodi is Naid Gaam Railway Station, about 50 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 Dodi.

Dodi is about 21 km from Punch in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dodi is in Surankote tehsil of Punch district. Surankote is about 21 km away. Punch is about 21 km away. Pūnch is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hari (2.8 km), Marhote (3.0 km) and Mohra Bachhai (4.9 km).

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

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