Doda is a town and a

notified area committee A nagar panchayat () or town panchayat or Notified Area Council (NAC) in India is a settlement in transition from rural to urban and therefore a form of an urban political unit comparable to a municipality. An urban centre with more than 12,00 ...

Doda district Doda district is an administrative district of the Jammu division in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir in the Kashmir region. The application of the term "administered" to the various regions of Kashmir and a mention of the Kash ...

in the

India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...

union territory Among the states and union territories of India, a Union Territory (UT) is a region that is directly governed by the Government of India, central government of India, as opposed to the states, which have their own State governments of India, s ...

of Jammu and Kashmir. Doda has an average elevation of .

Climate

The climate of the area is not uniform due to wide variations in altitude from place to place. The area, in general, enjoys temperate to sub-tropical type of climate. The climate of the district is almost dry. The rainfall is scanty. The temperature of the district varies from place to place. Ramban and Doda tehsils are fairly warmer while the regions like Dessa Valley tehsil Bhagwah, Gundna, Padder, Marwah and Warwan remain snow bound for five-six months of the year.

Summer Summer or summertime is the hottest and brightest of the four temperate seasons, occurring after spring and before autumn. At or centred on the summer solstice, daylight hours are the longest and darkness hours are the shortest, with day ...

is generally without rain and precipitation. Almost all the regions experiences snowfall in the winter. The precipitation occurs either in the form of snowfall in higher regions and as rainfall in the lower regions. Monsoons prevail from July to September. Rainfall in the Doda district is heavy during July and September. The average annual rainfall is 926 mm and snowfall of about 135 mm.

Demographics

India

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, Doda had a population of 21,605. There were 12,506 males (58%) and 9,099 females (42%). Of the population, 2,726 (12.6%) were age 0-6: 1,487 males (55%) and 1,239 females (45%). The literacy rate for the people over six was 85.1% (males 92.1%, females 75.2%).

Religion

Islam Islam is an Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the Quran, and the teachings of Muhammad. Adherents of Islam are called Muslims, who are estimated to number Islam by country, 2 billion worldwide and are the world ...

has been dominant religion in the town with over 66.45% adherents, while

Hinduism Hinduism () is an Hypernymy and hyponymy, umbrella term for a range of Indian religions, Indian List of religions and spiritual traditions#Indian religions, religious and spiritual traditions (Sampradaya, ''sampradaya''s) that are unified ...

is followed by 32.62% of the people.

Christianity Christianity is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion, which states that Jesus in Christianity, Jesus is the Son of God (Christianity), Son of God and Resurrection of Jesus, rose from the dead after his Crucifixion of Jesus, crucifixion, whose ...

and

Sikhism Sikhism is an Indian religion and Indian philosophy, philosophy that originated in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent around the end of the 15th century CE. It is one of the most recently founded major religious groups, major religio ...

are followed by 0.12% and 0.64% people respectively.

Transport

Road

Doda is well-connected by road to other places in Jammu and Kashmir and India by the NH 244.

Rail

Doda is not connected with railways. The nearest railway station is

Udhampur railway station Martyr Captain Tushar Mahajan Udhampur railway station, also known as ''Udhampur railway station'', is situated in municipal committee of Udhampur, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Its station code is MCTM. The average elevation of the station is ...

located at a distance of 100 kilometres.

Air

The nearest airport is

Jammu Airport Jammu Airport, officially known as Jammu Civil Enclave , is a domestic airport serving Jammu, the winter capital of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is located south of the city centre and from the India–Pakistan border. Infrastructure T ...

located at a distance of 167 kilometres. There are plans to construct an airport in the neighbouring district city of

Kishtwar Kishtwar is a town, municipality and administrative headquarter of the Kishtwar district in the Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir. The district was carved out of the Doda district in 2007. and is located in the Jammu division. The town ...

. Upon its completion, the nearest airport at Kishtwar will be around 63 kilometres.

References

{{Municipalities of Jammu and Kashmir Cities and towns in Doda district Chenab Valley Doda Tehsils of Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)