Village · Nowshehra, Rajouri
# Dohgani

Dohgani is a village in Nowshehra sub-district of Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code 185151. The 2011 Census counted 1,561 people in 312 households, the 23rd largest of 52 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.0%.
- 1,561 people (2011)
- 312 households
- 62.8% literacy
- 185151 PIN code

## Dohgani PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Dohgani is 185151. Dohgani falls in Nowshehra sub-district, Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir.
- PIN code 185151
- Gram panchayat Dohgani
- Community development block Nowshehra
- Census village code 001576

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

## How far is Dohgani from nearby towns?
- Nowshera (sub-district HQ) 12 km by road
- Rajouri (district HQ) 25 km by road
- Nowshera (nearest town) 12 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Dohgani?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Dohgani; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Nowshera
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Rajoui
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Rajouri
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water covered wells, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 6 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Dohgani known for?

The main crops are maize, paddy and wheat. About 12% of the 1,035 hectares of village land is sown, and 21 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Dohgani

Of every 100 households in Dohgani in 2011, 90 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 29 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Dohgani · ■ Nowshehra rural average
- Electricity for lighting 90% 88%
- Toilet within the home 10% 15%
- No toilet (open defecation) 90% 84%
- Tap water 16% 37%
- Drinking water within premises 3% 12%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 29% 25%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 71% 74%
- Use banking services 70% 81%
- Television 35% 47%
- Mobile phone 72% 48%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 5% 10%
- Car / jeep / van 3% 2%
- None of these assets 17% 25%
- Own their home 100% 99%

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

## What is the population of Dohgani?

■ Dohgani · ■ Nowshehra rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 62.8% 78.0%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 904 863
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 722 841
- Working population 14.6% 33.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.5% for men and 53.7% for women. 25% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 7 (3%) · ■ Household industry 6 (3%) · ■ Other work 102 (45%) · ■ Marginal 113 (50%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Nowshehra
- Khambah 1,754 people
- Dabbar 1,669 people
- Hunjana Thakra 1,649 people
- Mohra Kampla 1,611 people
- Mangote 1,438 people
- Pokharni 1,371 people
- Sihal 1,368 people
- Langar 1,334 people

All 56 villages in Nowshehra

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Dohgani? 185151
- How far is Dohgani from Rajouri? 25 km by road
- What is the population of Dohgani? 1,561 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dohgani in? Rajouri district (Nowshehra sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Dohgani? 62.8% (Census 2011)

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