# Doda District, Jammu and Kashmir – Sub-districts, Towns, Villages & Population

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District · Jammu and Kashmir 

# Doda district

Doda is a district of Jammu and Kashmir, 13th of 20 districts there. At the 2011 Census it had **409,936 people** in 4 sub-districts, 2 towns and 406 villages; 8% lived in towns. The largest town is [Doda](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/doda/doda/doda/) (21,605).

- 409,936people (2011)
- 4sub-districts
- 2towns
- 64.7%literacy

## Who lives in Doda?

Doda had **409,936 people** at the 2011 Census — 3.3% of Jammu and Kashmir's population and 13th of 20 districts of Jammu and Kashmir by population. There were 919 women for every 1,000 men (above the Jammu and Kashmir figure of 892; 5th of 20 districts of Jammu and Kashmir). Among children under 7 the ratio was 933 girls per 1,000 boys (the Jammu and Kashmir figure is 860). An average household had 5.1 people, against 5.9 across Jammu and Kashmir.

## How literate is Doda?

64.7% of people aged 7 and over could read and write in 2011 (below Jammu and Kashmir's 67.0%), 8th of 20 districts of Jammu and Kashmir. Men were at 78.4% and women at 49.7% — a gap of 28.7 points (it is 20.2 points across Jammu and Kashmir). Among its sub-districts, literacy is highest in [Bhaderwah](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/doda/bhaderwah/) (75.5%) and lowest in [Gandoh](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/doda/gandoh/) (57.4%).

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

## What do people in Doda do for a living?

37.1% of people worked in 2011 (women: 25.9%). Of all workers, 16% farmed their own land, 3% were farm labourers, 0% worked in household industry and 33% in other work such as services, trade and factories; 48% were marginal workers with less than six months' work. Farming employs 18% of workers here, against 17% across Jammu and Kashmir. The most farm-dependent of its sub-districts is [Doda](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/doda/doda/) (22% of workers in farming) and the least is [Bhaderwah](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/doda/bhaderwah/) (10% of workers in farming).

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**■** Cultivators 16 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (3%) · **■** Household industry (0%) · **■** Other work 33 (33%) · **■** Marginal 48 (48%)

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

## Cities and towns of Doda

8.0% of people lived in towns and cities (below Jammu and Kashmir's 27.5%), 17th of 20 districts of Jammu and Kashmir. The Census counted 2 towns: 2 statutory towns with a municipality and 0 census towns — places urban in character but still governed as villages. The largest is [Doda](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/doda/doda/doda/) with 21,605 people, home to 66% of the urban population.

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

## Villages of Doda

Doda had 406 census villages, 402 of them inhabited. The average inhabited village had 938 people; 6 villages had 5,000 people or more. The largest: [Desa](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/doda/doda/desa/) (8,728), [Bajarni](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/doda/doda/bajarni/) (7,981), [Dhandal](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/doda/doda/dhandal/) (7,906), [Chaka](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/doda/doda/chaka/) (6,486) and [Mund Dhar](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/doda/doda/mund-dhar/) (6,279).

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

## Population of Doda compared with Jammu and Kashmir

■ Doda · ■ Jammu and Kashmir

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.7%**

**67.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****919**

**892

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****933**

**860

Working population ****37.1%**

**34.2%

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

## Homes and amenities in Doda

Of every 100 households in Doda in 2011, 79 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Doda · ■ 

Electricity for lighting ****79%**

Toilet within the home ****29%**

No toilet (open defecation) ****69%**

Tap water ****84%**

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

Use banking services ****78%**

Television ****24%**

Mobile phone ****58%**

Computer with internet ****1%**

Two-wheeler ****2%**

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

None of these assets ****31%**

Own their home ****97%**

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

## Sub-districts of Doda

Sub-district People Villages Towns 

[Doda](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/doda/doda/) 202,716 127 1 

[Thathri](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/doda/thathri/) 59,955 93 0 

[Gandoh](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/doda/gandoh/) 71,889 67 0 

[Bhaderwah](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/doda/bhaderwah/) 75,376 119 1 

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

## Cities and towns in Doda

- Doda · 21,605
- Bhaderwah · 11,084

## Largest villages in Doda

- Desa · 8,728
- Bajarni · 7,981
- Dhandal · 7,906
- Chaka · 6,486
- Mund Dhar · 6,279
- Bhagwa · 5,907
- Thatri · 4,938
- Arnora · 4,519
- Charrote · 3,904
- Bayota · 3,556
- Dhara · 3,441
- Malwana Jagir · 3,304
- Udrana · 3,208
- Magota · 2,851
- Kahal Jagesar · 2,817
- Rote · 2,810
- Kaloohand · 2,806
- Goddi · 2,746
- Almigangota · 2,741
- Koti · 2,721

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

## Quick answers

- How many sub-districts are in Doda?4: Doda, Thathri, Gandoh, Bhaderwah
- What is the population of Doda district?409,936 (Census 2011)
- Which is the largest town in Doda?Doda