# Dodra Kalan Village, Jaswan, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Jaswan, Kangra 

# Dodra Kalan

Dodra Kalan is a village in Jaswan sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **177113**. The 2011 Census counted **335 people in 81 households**, the 41st largest of 86 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.1%.

- 335people (2011)
- 81households
- 89.5%literacy
- 177113PIN code

## Dodra Kalan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dodra Kalan is 177113.** Dodra Kalan falls in Jaswan sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code177113
- Community development blockPragpur
- Census village code010677

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Dodra Kalan from nearby towns?

- Kotla Khas (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)70 km by road
- Dera Gopipur (nearest town)8 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Dodra Kalan?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Dodra Kalan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Badhal
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Dhaliyara
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Dada Siba
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Dodra Kalan known for?

The main crops are **paddy and pulses**. About 28% of the 136 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Dodra Kalan

Of every 100 households in Dodra Kalan in 2011, 82 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dodra Kalan · ■ Jaswan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****52%**

**61%

No toilet (open defecation) ****48%**

**38%

Tap water ****94%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****54%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**73%

Use banking services ****92%**

**95%

Television ****34%**

**76%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**4%

None of these assets ****51%**

**11%

Own their home ****98%**

**94%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Dodra Kalan?

■ Dodra Kalan · ■ Jaswan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.5%**

**87.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1006**

**1044

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****857**

**821

Working population ****58.2%**

**65.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.2% for men and 86.0% for women. 56% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 7 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (2%) · **■** Household industry 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 29 (15%) · **■** Marginal 152 (78%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Jaswan

- Nangal350 people
- Kasba345 people
- Sawanta342 people
- Behr339 people
- Kasba331 people
- Kahanpur327 people
- Jadaman322 people
- Sanda318 people

[All 100 villages in Jaswan](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/jaswan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dodra Kalan?177113
- How far is Dodra Kalan from Dharmsala?70 km by road
- What is the population of Dodra Kalan?335 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dodra Kalan in?Kangra district (Jaswan sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dodra Kalan?89.5% (Census 2011)