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About Dohar Village

Dohar is a mid sized village in Mukerian tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,315, made up of 689 males and 626 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 185 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dohar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dohar village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Mukerian
Pincode 144216
Area (hectares) 185 hectares
Population 1,315
Male Population 689
Female Population 626
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dohar compares

By the 2011 count Dohar is the 50th largest of the 295 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 908 residents. Its 185 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Dohar

Dohar is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Dohar 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dohar from other places

Dohar lies about 46 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Kartoli Punjab, about 13 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 Dohar
Nearest town Talwāra 2.8 km
Nearest railway station Kartoli Punjab 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Mukerian 23 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 46 km

Villages closest to Dohar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dohar village had a population of 1,315. That makes it the 50th largest of the 295 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 908 residents.

Dohar village has 689 males and 626 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dohar has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Dohar is 144216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dohar covers 185 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dohar falls under Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Dohar is Kartoli Punjab, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Dohar is about 46 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dohar is in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Talwāra is about 2.8 km away. Kartoli Punjab is about 13 km away. Mukerian is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhera (under 2 km), Adampur Mahotian (under 2 km) and Ram Nangal (under 2 km).

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

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