District of Jammu and Kashmir

Doda: 4.1 lakh people, one story

People
4,09,936
Area
8,912 km²
Literacy
64.68%
Sex ratio
919
#1 in Jammu and KashmirChild sex ratio (0–6): 933 girls per 1000 boys. Rank 1 of 20 districts.See the numbers →#1 in Jammu and KashmirArea: 8,912 km². Rank 1 of 20 districts.See the numbers →Lowest in Jammu and KashmirPopulation density: 46 per km². Rank 20 of 20.See the numbers →Big number4.1 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 46 to every km².See the numbers →

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DodaJammu and Kashmir

The history, places and schemes of Doda are being written. Everything below comes from Census 2011, so it is already exam-ready.

Doda in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population4.1 lakh#13/20 in Jammu and Kashmir
Area8,912 km²#1/20 in Jammu and Kashmir
Population density46 per km²#20/20 in Jammu and Kashmir▼ state 290
Sex ratio919 females per 1000 males#5/20 in Jammu and Kashmir▲ state 892
Child sex ratio (0–6)933 girls per 1000 boys#1/20 in Jammu and Kashmir▲ state 860
Literacy rate64.68%#8/20 in Jammu and Kashmir▼ state 67.00
Female literacy49.69%#13/20 in Jammu and Kashmir▼ state 56.36
Urban population8.0%#17/20 in Jammu and Kashmir▼ state 27.5

People & society

64.7% can read. 919 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
78.476.5
Female literacy
49.756.4
Scheduled Castes
13.07.5
Scheduled Tribes
9.610.4
Living in towns
8.027.5

Gender literacy gap: 28.7 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 45.8%
  • Muslim 53.8%
  • Christian 0.1%
  • Sikh 0.1%
  • Other / not stated 0.2%

    Sectors at a glance

    54 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    1.5 lakh workers, 37.1% of all people

    This district
    Jammu and Kashmir
    • Cultivators 46.0%
    • Farm labourers 8.0%
    • Household industry 1.3%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 44.7%

      Schemes & development

      Only 46% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      46.348.1
      Latrine at home
      17.328.4
      Tap water
      49.436.3
      LPG / PNG
      6.017.7
      Phone
      35.239.3
      Television
      14.428.8
      Bicycle
      0.45.9
      Two-wheeler
      1.27.4

      This is the 2011 baseline. Schemes like Saubhagya, Ujjwala, Swachh Bharat and Har Ghar Jal came to close exactly these gaps.

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        Districts are shown with their 2011 Census boundaries.