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- LGD code
- 1301
- Pincode
- 185135
- Post office
- Darhal Malkan
- Population
- 7,842
- Households
- 1,706
- Literacy rate
- 59.5%
- Sex ratio
- 876 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 3,132
Census 2011 · in context
How Dodaj compares
By population, Dodaj ranks #1 of 11 villages in Darhal mandal — the largest.
Literacy rate
%
59.5%
+0.5% vs mandal average
- Dodaj
- 59.5%
- Darhal mandal
- 59.0%
- Rajouri district
- 56.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
876
−19 vs mandal average
- Dodaj
- 876
- Darhal mandal
- 895
Household size
people per home
4.6
−0.2 vs mandal average
- Dodaj
- 4.6
- Darhal mandal
- 4.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Dodaj at a glance
Dodaj is a village of 7,842 people in 1,706 households (Census 2011) in Darhal tehsil, Rajouri district, Jammu And Kashmir, the largest of 11 villages in Darhal tehsil. Literacy is 60%, about the same as the tehsil average of 59% and the sex ratio is 876 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 185135, served by Darhal Malkan post office; the LGD village code is 1301. The village votes in Chhamb assembly constituency, represented by MLA Satish Sharma. The population is estimated at 9,246 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Key facts — Dodaj
- LGD code
- 1301
- Pincode
- 185135
- Post office
- Darhal Malkan
- Population (Census 2011)
- 7,842
- Population (projected 2026)
- 9,246
- Households
- 1,706
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 876
- Literacy rate
- 59.5%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Jammu
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Chhamb
- Member of Parliament
- Jugal Kishore Sharma
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Satish Sharma
- Block / Mandal
- Darhal
- Nearest PHC
- Dr. Wahab Homoeopathic Clinic (15.5 km)
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 185135
Other villages in Darhal mandal
View all 10 →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-19
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)