# Dodala Village, Bashohli, Kathua (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Bashohli, Kathua 

# Dodala

Dodala is a village in Bashohli sub-district of Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **184201**. The 2011 Census counted **1,594 people in 270 households**, the 19th largest of 38 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.4%.

- 1,594people (2011)
- 270households
- 49.2%literacy
- 184201PIN code

## Dodala PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dodala is 184201.** Dodala falls in Bashohli sub-district, Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code184201
- Gram panchayatDodala
- Community development blockBashohli
- Census village code001731

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

## How far is Dodala from nearby towns?

- Basohli (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Kathua (district HQ)125 km by road
- Basohli (nearest town)20 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 Dodala?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Dodala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Basohli
- ○Degree college10+ km · Basohli
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Basohli
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Dodala known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and maize**. About 22% of the 550 hectares of village land is sown, and 22 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 Dodala

Of every 100 households in Dodala in 2011, 63 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dodala · ■ Bashohli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****63%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**91%

Tap water ****24%**

**51%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**90%

Use banking services ****72%**

**74%

Television ****12%**

**43%

Mobile phone ****81%**

**79%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**7%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****18%**

**16%

Own their home ****97%**

**99%

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 Dodala?

■ Dodala · ■ Bashohli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****49.2%**

**66.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****920**

**903

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****850**

**863

Working population ****49.0%**

**34.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.0% for men and 34.6% for women. 50% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 2 (0%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 43 (6%) · **■** Marginal 735 (94%)

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 Bashohli

- Athyalta1,751 people
- Rehn1,749 people
- Smahn1,702 people
- Ghoral1,648 people
- Jhankar1,571 people
- Dhar Mahanpur1,554 people
- Hadat1,524 people
- Poonda1,406 people

[All 39 villages in Bashohli](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kathua/bashohli/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dodala?184201
- How far is Dodala from Kathua?125 km by road
- What is the population of Dodala?1,594 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dodala in?Kathua district (Bashohli sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Dodala?49.2% (Census 2011)