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About Dogar Village

Dogar is a mid sized village in Batala tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,527, made up of 773 males and 754 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 170 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143602, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dogar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dogar village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Batala
Pincode 143602
Area (hectares) 170 hectares
Population 1,527
Male Population 773
Female Population 754
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dogar compares

By the 2011 count Dogar is the 104th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents. Its 170 hectares work out to about 9.0 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 910.

Getting to Dogar

Dogar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dogar as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dogar from other places

Dogar lies about 43 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Hardorawal, about 4.2 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 Dogar
Nearest railway station Hardorawal 4.2 km
Nearest town Ajnāla 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Batala 25 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 43 km

Villages closest to Dogar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dogar village had a population of 1,527. That makes it the 104th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents.

Dogar village has 773 males and 754 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dogar has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Dogar is 143602. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dogar covers 170 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dogar falls under Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Dogar is Hardorawal, about 4.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Dogar.

Dogar is about 43 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dogar is in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Hardorawal is about 4.2 km away. Ajnāla is about 21 km away. Batala is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jhanjian Kalan (1.5 km), Lala Nangal (1.8 km) and Jhanjian Khurd (2.3 km).

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

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