About Dodra Village

Dodra is a mid sized village in Samana tehsil, in the district of Patiala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,015, made up of 545 males and 470 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 862 females per 1000 males. The village covers 361 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 147101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dodra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dodra village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Patiala
Tehsil	Samana
Pincode	147101
Area (hectares)	361 hectares
Population	1,015
Male Population	545
Female Population	470
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	862
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dodra compares

By the 2011 count Dodra is the 44th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,642 residents. Its 361 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 889.

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 5 - 10 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 Dodra from other places

Dodra lies about 32 km from Patiala, and the nearest railway station is Kalhemajra, about 22 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	Samana	4.6 km
Nearest town	Samāna	4.6 km
Nearest railway station	Kalhemajra	22 km
District headquarters	Patiala	32 km

Villages closest to Dodra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dodra village had a population of 1,015. That makes it the 44th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,642 residents.

Dodra village has 545 males and 470 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dodra has about 862 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 889.

The pincode recorded for Dodra is 147101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dodra covers 361 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dodra falls under Samana tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Dodra is Kalhemajra, about 22 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dodra.

Dodra is about 32 km from Patiala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dodra is in Samana tehsil of Patiala district. Samana is about 4.6 km away. Samāna is about 4.6 km away. Kalhemajra is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.