Dodeਦੋਡੇ

Where is Dode?

Dode is a village of Jalandhar West tehsil in Jalandhar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Bhogpur, about 9 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Jalandhar (West) community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030501, and it covers 83 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 364 people in Dode: 190 men and 174 women, living in 75 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 83 hectares, the population density works out to about 437 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 916 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 36, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 10 people, about 3 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 82.01 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 85.8 per cent and women at 77.99 per cent. The census recorded 99 workers, about 27 per cent of the village. Of the 81 main workers, the largest group, 71, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 5 other workers in trade, transport and services and 4 agricultural labourers. A further 18 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Dode's land. Of the village's 83 hectares, 74 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (74 hectares). About 9 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 72 cultivators and 15 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Dode is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Bhogpur, about 9 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Jalandhar West, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Talwandi Bhilan, Lalapur, Aima and Bahopur.

What is the population of Dode?

The population of Dode was 364 at the 2011 census, living in 75 households in Jalandhar West tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Dode have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Dode has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.