Region Jammu region Literacy 53.44% (2011) Area 2,306 km² | Headquarters Doda | |
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Doda is a district in eastern part of Jammu region of the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. The district consists of 8 blocks: Bhagwa, Assar, Doda, Gundana, Marmat, Bhaderwah, Gandoh (Bhalessa), and Thathri.
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- Meet mohd imran naik kashmir s young administrative officer from remote doda district ani news
- Map of Doda
- Chandi mata kali mata temple bhaderwah in doda district jammu and kashmir in india
- History
- Demographics
- Languages
- Administration
- Politics
- References
Map of Doda
Chandi mata kali mata temple bhaderwah in doda district jammu and kashmir in india
History
The Doda district consists of areas drawn from the ancient principalities of Kishtwar and Bhadarwah, both of which were part of a district by the name of 'Udhampur' in the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir.
In 1948, the erstwhile Udhampur district was partitioned into the present Udhampur district, containing the Udhampur and Ramanagar tehsils, and a 'Doda' district containing the Ramban, Bhadarwah and Kishtwar tehsils.
In 2006, Ramban was made into an independent district and the hilly area to the east of the present Doda district was separated as the Kishtwar district. The remaining areas include the Doda tehsil carved out of Kistwar and the original Bhadarwah, now divided into three tehsils.
Demographics
According to the 2011 census Doda district has a population of 409,576, roughly equal to the nation of Malta. This gives it a ranking of 556th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of 79 inhabitants per square kilometre (200/sq mi) . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 27.89%. Doda has a sex ratio of 922 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 65.97%. The district is Kashmiri speaking and Muslim majority 53.82%, with Hindus constituting 45.8% of the population.
Languages
Vernaculars include Kashmiri (the Main Language) and three folk languages viz. Sirazi, Gojari and Bhadrawahi, a Dogri-Kangri language spoken by about 53,000 people in Doda district, written in both the Arabic and Devanagari scripts.
Administration
Administratively, the district with 406 villages, three being un-inhabited. Doda District has been divided in two Sub Divisions viz Doda, Bhaderwah. It has four Tehsils Doda, Bhaderwah, Thathri, Gandoh. There are 08 Rural Development Blocks comprising Bhaderwah, Ghat(Doda), Thathri, Gandoh, Bhagwah, Assar, Marmat and Gundana. The number of Panchyats is 232.
Politics
Doda District has two assembly constituencies: Bhaderwah and Doda.