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About Dodra Village

Dodra is a large village in Budhlada tehsil, in the district of Mansa, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,775, made up of 1,989 males and 1,786 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1214 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 151502, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dodra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dodra village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Mansa
Tehsil Budhlada
Pincode 151502
Area (hectares) 1214 hectares
Population 3,775
Male Population 1,989
Female Population 1,786
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 898
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dodra compares

By the 2011 count Dodra is the 15th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,484 residents. Its 1214 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 883.

Getting to Dodra

Dodra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dodra 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dodra from other places

Dodra lies about 22 km from Mansa, and the nearest railway station is Datewas, about 9.7 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 Dodra
Tehsil headquarters Budhlada 8.3 km
Nearest town Budhlāda 8.3 km
Nearest railway station Datewas 9.7 km
District headquarters Mansa 22 km

Villages closest to Dodra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dodra village had a population of 3,775. That makes it the 15th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,484 residents.

Dodra village has 1,989 males and 1,786 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dodra has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 883.

The pincode recorded for Dodra is 151502. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dodra covers 1214 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dodra falls under Budhlada tehsil of Mansa district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Dodra is Datewas, about 9.7 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Dodra.

Dodra is about 22 km from Mansa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dodra is in Budhlada tehsil of Mansa district. Budhlada is about 8.3 km away. Budhlāda is about 8.3 km away. Datewas is about 9.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bachhoana (3.0 km), Bhadra (3.4 km) and Biroke Kalan (3.9 km).

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

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