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About Dode Village

Dode is a mid sized village in Patti tehsil, in the district of Tarn Taran, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,186, made up of 615 males and 571 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 297 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143305, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dode Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dode village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Tarn Taran
Tehsil Patti
Pincode 143305
Area (hectares) 297 hectares
Population 1,186
Male Population 615
Female Population 571
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dode compares

By the 2011 count Dode is the 104th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,894 residents. Its 297 hectares work out to about 4.0 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 894.

Getting to Dode

Dode is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dode as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Dode from other places

Dode lies about 31 km from Tarn Taran, and the nearest railway station is Gharyala, 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 Dode
Nearest town Bhikkiwind Uttār 9.9 km
Nearest railway station Gharyala 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Patti 26 km
District headquarters Tarn Taran 31 km

Villages closest to Dode

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dode village had a population of 1,186. That makes it the 104th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,894 residents.

Dode village has 615 males and 571 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dode has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 894.

The pincode recorded for Dode is 143305. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dode covers 297 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dode falls under Patti tehsil of Tarn Taran district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Dode is Gharyala, 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 5 - 10 km distance for Dode.

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

Dode is in Patti tehsil of Tarn Taran district. Bhikkiwind Uttār is about 9.9 km away. Gharyala is about 22 km away. Patti is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalsian Khurd (under 2 km), Amin Shah (1.5 km) and Khalra (1.6 km).

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

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