About Doda Village

Doda is one of the larger villages in Gidderbaha tehsil, in the district of Muktsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 13,070, made up of 6,825 males and 6,245 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 4346 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 152031, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Doda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Doda village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Muktsar
Tehsil	Gidderbaha
Pincode	152031
Area (hectares)	4346 hectares
Population	13,070
Male Population	6,825
Female Population	6,245
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	915
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Doda compares

By the 2011 count Doda is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,778 residents. Its 4346 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Doda

Doda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Doda 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 Doda from other places

Doda lies about 16 km from Muktsar, and the nearest railway station is Chargwan, about 14 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 Doda
Nearest railway station	Chargwan	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gidderbaha	16 km
District headquarters	Muktsar	16 km

Villages closest to Doda

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

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Common questions about Doda

As per the Census of India 2011, Doda village had a population of 13,070. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,778 residents.

Doda village has 6,825 males and 6,245 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Doda has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 899.

The pincode recorded for Doda is 152031. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Doda covers 4346 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Doda falls under Gidderbaha tehsil of Muktsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Doda is Chargwan, about 14 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 Doda.

Doda is about 16 km from Muktsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Doda is in Gidderbaha tehsil of Muktsar district. Chargwan is about 14 km away. Gidderbaha is about 16 km away. Muktsar is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.