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About Dodhala Village

Dodhala is a mid sized village in Nawanshahr tehsil, in the district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 870, made up of 401 males and 469 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,170 females per 1000 males. The village covers 260 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144518, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dodhala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dodhala village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
Tehsil Nawanshahr
Pincode 144518
Area (hectares) 260 hectares
Population 870
Male Population 401
Female Population 469
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,170
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dodhala compares

By the 2011 count Dodhala is the 164th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents. Its 260 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Dodhala

Dodhala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dodhala 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dodhala from other places

Dodhala lies about 8.0 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Rahon, about 5.7 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 Dodhala
Nearest railway station Rahon 5.7 km
District headquarters Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar 8.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Nawanshahr 11 km

Villages closest to Dodhala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dodhala village had a population of 870. That makes it the 164th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Dodhala village has 401 males and 469 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dodhala has about 1170 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Dodhala is 144518. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dodhala covers 260 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dodhala falls under Nawanshahr tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Dodhala is Rahon, about 5.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dodhala.

Dodhala is about 8.0 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dodhala is in Nawanshahr tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district. Rahon is about 5.7 km away. Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar is about 8.0 km away. Nawanshahr is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bazidpur (under 2 km), Garhi Bharti (under 2 km) and Bahadurpur (1.9 km).

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

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