Village · Tharad, Banas Kantha
# Dodiya

Dodiya is a village in Tharad sub-district of Banas Kantha district, Gujarat, PIN code 385565. The 2011 Census counted 2,312 people in 402 households, the 56th largest of 134 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.9%.
- 2,312 people (2011)
- 402 households
- 46.1% literacy
- 385565 PIN code

## Dodiya PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Dodiya is 385565. Dodiya falls in Tharad sub-district, Banas Kantha district, Gujarat.
- PIN code 385565
- Gram panchayat Lalpur
- Community development block Tharad
- Census village code 507587

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Dodiya from nearby towns?
- Tharad (sub-district HQ) 36 km by road
- Palanpur (district HQ) 78 km by road
- Tharad (nearest town) 36 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Dodiya?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Dodiya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Tharad
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Tharad
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Tharad
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Dodiya known for?

The main crops are pearlmillet/bajra, clusterbean and wheat. About 85% of the 563 hectares of village land is sown, and 271 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Dodiya

Of every 100 households in Dodiya in 2011, 76 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Dodiya · ■ Tharad rural average
- Electricity for lighting 76% 49%
- Toilet within the home 0% 5%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 95%
- Tap water 4% 39%
- Drinking water within premises 81% 35%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 97%
- Use banking services 56% 61%
- Television 11% 9%
- Mobile phone 78% 72%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 1% 4%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 3%
- None of these assets 14% 24%
- Own their home 100% 96%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Dodiya?

■ Dodiya · ■ Tharad rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 46.1% 58.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 930 936
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 891 920
- Working population 53.5% 45.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.7% for men and 30.5% for women. 52% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 579 (47%) · ■ Farm labourers 9 (1%) · ■ Other work 10 (1%) · ■ Marginal 639 (52%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Tharad
- Vara 2,405 people
- Sidhotara 2,351 people
- Mangrol 2,324 people
- Kamali 2,323 people
- Nagala 2,276 people
- Taruwa 2,276 people
- Del 2,256 people
- Antrol 2,234 people

All 134 villages in Tharad

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Dodiya? 385565
- How far is Dodiya from Palanpur? 78 km by road
- What is the population of Dodiya? 2,312 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dodiya in? Banas Kantha district (Tharad sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Dodiya? 46.1% (Census 2011)

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