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About Doda Village

Doda is a mid sized village in Nabha tehsil, in the district of Patiala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 703, made up of 365 males and 338 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 169 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 147201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Doda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Doda village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Patiala
Tehsil Nabha
Pincode 147201
Area (hectares) 169 hectares
Population 703
Male Population 365
Female Population 338
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Doda compares

By the 2011 count Doda is the 116th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents. Its 169 hectares work out to about 4.2 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 887.

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 <5 km distance. 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 31 km from Patiala, and the nearest railway station is Kakrala, about 6.7 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 Doda
Nearest railway station Kakrala 6.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Nabha 8.3 km
Nearest town Nābha 8.3 km
District headquarters Patiala 31 km

Villages closest to Doda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Doda village had a population of 703. That makes it the 116th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents.

Doda village has 365 males and 338 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Doda has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 887.

The pincode recorded for Doda is 147201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Doda covers 169 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Doda falls under Nabha tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Doda is Kakrala, about 6.7 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Doda.

Doda is about 31 km from Patiala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Doda is in Nabha tehsil of Patiala district. Kakrala is about 6.7 km away. Nabha is about 8.3 km away. Nābha is about 8.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gurditpura (1.6 km), Kameli (2.1 km) and Bhilowal (2.5 km).

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

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