CENSUS 1971 PARTS X-A & B TOWN & VILLAGE DIRECTORY SERIES-8 JAMMU & KASHMIR VILLAGE & TOWNWISE PRIMARY CENSUS ABSTRACT DODA DISTRICT DISTRICT CENSUS HANDBOOK J. N. ZUTSHI of the Kashmir Administrative Service Director of Census Operations Jammu and Kashmir • ..' DISTRICT DODA 2 0 ~ J 0 .,. '" '"i II> '"... .: IS' - 3l'!O' IS~O' 75 IS' E.'ST OF GREENWICH . 30' CENSUS OF INDIA 1971 LIST OF PUBLICATIONS Central Government Publications-Census of India 1971-Series 8-Jammu & Kashmir is being Published in the following parts. Number Subject Covered Part I-A General Report Part I-B General Report Part I-C Subsidiary Tables Part II-A General Population Tables Part II-B Economic Tables Part II-C(i) Population by Mother Tongue, Religion, Scheduled Castes & Scheduled Tribes. Part II-C(ii) Social & Cultural Tables and Fertility Tables Part III Establishments Report & Tables Part IV Housing Report and Tables Part VI-A Town Directory Part VI-B Special Survey Reports on Selected Towns Part VI-C Survey Reports on Selected Villages Part VIII-A Administration Report on Enumeration Part VIII-B Administration Report on Tabulation Part IX Census Atlas Part IX-A Administrative Atlas Miscellaneous (i) Study of Gujjars & Bakerwals (ii) Srinagar City DISTRICT CENSUS HANDBOOKS Part X-A Town & Village Directory Part X-B Village & Townwise Primary Census Abstract Part X-C Analytical Report, Administrative statistics & District Census Tables CONTENTS Page No. PREFACE. FIGURES AT A GLANCE 111 ALPHABETICAL LIST OF VILLAGES v-xiv PART A-TOWN AND VILLAGE DIRECTORY 1-79 General Note: Doda District-Location-Boundaries-Climate and Rainfall-Early History-Fairs and Festivals 3-5 -Jurisdiction. Note on 'Iown and Village Directory Definition of Town-Broad appraisal on Statements . 5-12 Definition of Village--Jurisdiction-Number and Size of Village-Education-Medical Facilities­ Power Supply-Communication-Post and Telegraph Facilities-Staple Food-Land Use Pattern 12-18 TOWN DIRECTORY-Statements 19-28 Appendix-Towns arranged in alphabetical order 21 STATEMENT I-Status, Growth History and Functional Category of towns 22 STATEMENT II-Physical Aspects and Location of Towns, 1969 23 STATEMENT III-Municipal Finance, 1968-69 24 STATEMENT IV-Civic and other Amenities, 1969 25 STATEMENT V-Medical, Educational, Recreational and Cultural Facilities in Towns, 1969 26 STATEMENT VI-Trade, Commerce, Industry and Banking, 1969 27 STATEMENT VII-Population by Religion, 1971 28 VILLAGE DIRECTORY-Amenities and Land Use 29-79 Tehsil Kishtwar 29-39 Tehsil Bhaderwah . 41-59 Tehsil Doda . 61-69 Tehsil Ramban 71--77 Tehsil-wise Abstract of Amenities 78-79 PART B-VILLAGE AND TOWNWISE PRIMARY CENSUS ABSTRACT 1-67 Note on Prim.ary Census Data Household Size-Population and its Growth-Sex Ratio-Schedule Caste Population-Literacy Level-Work Participation 3-4 Village/Urban blockwise Primary Census Abstract District Abstract . 5-9 Tehsil Kishtwar 11-23 Tehsil Bhaderwah. 25-45 Tehsil Doda . 47-57 Tehsil Ramban 59-67 MAPS District Map. Frontispiece Tehsil Kishtwar Facing Page 11 Tehsil Bhaderwah. 25 " " Tehsil Doda 47 " " Tehsil Ramban 59 " " PREFACE We had proposed originally to bring out the amply borne out by the basic data discussed in 1971 series of District Census Handbooks in an this publication. A brief mention of the geogra­ alphabetical order. Under this arrangement the phical features, past history and administrative present volume which covers both non-census and set up of the district will be found in the census data about the Doda district should have introduction to this handbook. appeared as third in the series. For certain reasons The reader will find that the publication has which need not be explained here, we have had been divided into two parts. Part A which to make a departure from the plan originally comprises Town and Village Directory gives out drawn up. However, we will do our utmost to information with regard to amenities of various complete the whole series within a reasonably short kinds available besides disclosing particulars about time and in any case before the data collected the land use pattern. Part B covers census at the present census loses its topicality or becomes information on such topics as population, house­ stale for use for planning purposes. It may be hold size, sex ratio, literacy level and the mentioned here that the present volume is not distribution of working population by industrial all-comprehensive since it brings out only the ca tegories for each village and town of the district. most basic and immediately available information The Handbook has been provided wit~ five though down to the village and ward/mohalla maps, one pertaining to the district and .the rest level. More comprehensive details of an adminis­ pertaining to its four constituent tehsils namely trative nature collated with cross-classification of Bhaderwah, Doda, Kishtwar and Ramban. These 1971 Census data which is bound to involve extra were prepared by our Cartographic Section headed time will appear as a separate volume in the by Shri Masood Ahmad, Cartographer, under the case of each district. close and valuable guidance of Dr. B. K. Roy, Doda which in area is next only to Ladakh Map Officer of the Registrar General's Office. district is one of the backward districts of the The credit for compiling this Handbook State. The district came into existence only in belongs to Shri Abdul Gani, Deputy Director, the year 1948. Ever since, a lot has been done who was ably assisted in this task by Shri A. M. to break up its former isolation and uplift its Kalloo, Tabulation Officer (Social Studies). The economy. However, considering the mountainous tables were compiled by SjShri P. K. Khosa, character of its terrain which has been the root S. A., Ghulam Jeelani, Ghulam Ghaws Qadiri, cause of the traditional socio-economic backward­ Habib-ullah, Computors. Proof reading was done ness of its people, it would need more persistent by S IShri Gh. Jeelani and Gh. Ghaws Qadiri efforts and investment to bring this district to and the manuscript was typed out by Shri K. L. the level of the relatively more advanced districts Dhar, U. D. C. and Miss Picha Bakhshi, Steno­ of the State both in the matter of public ameni­ grapher. I wish to put on record my appreciation ties and general economic development. This is of their work. Srinagar, ]. N. ZUTSHI the 24th March, 1973. FIGURES AT A GLANCE Jammu & Kashmir Doda State District Population Total Persons 4,616,632 342,220 Males 2,458,315 181,424 Females 2,158,317 160,796 Rural Persons 3,758,411 322,684 Males 1,996,864 170,889 Females 1,761,547 151,795 Urban Persons 858,221 19,536 Males 461,451 10,535 Females 396,770 9,001 Decennial Population growth rate, 1961-71 29.65 30.38 Area in Km2 *222,236.0 11,691.0 Density of population per Km\! N. A. 29 Sex-ratio (Number of females per 1,000 males) 878 886 Literacy rate (0-4 age group included) Persons 18.58 13.88 Males 26.75 22.21 Females 9.28 4.47 Percentage of urban population to total population 18.59 5.71 Percentage of workers to total population Persons 29.76 36.09 Males 52.50 55.78 Females 3.86 13.87 Break-up of workers: Percentage to total workers :­ I. Cultivators Persons 64.78 7564 Males 64.51 75.07 Females 68.94 78.21 II. Agricultural labourers Persons 3.05 1.26 Males 3.12 1.38 Females 1.93 0.72 III. Other workers Persons 32.17 23.10 Males 32.37 23.55 Females 29.13 21.07 Percentage of schedule caste population to total population Persons 8.26 8.89 Males 8.06 8.74 Females 8.48 9.07 NUIIlber of occupied residential houses 666,753 53,455 Number of villages Total @6,749 £650 Inhabited 6,503 648 Uninhabited 239 2 Number of urban areas 45 6 NOTE-* Includes 78,932 Km2 under the illegal occupation of Pakistan and 5,180 Km2 illegally handed over by Pakistan to China. Also includes 37,555 Km2 under illegal occupation of China. @ Includes 7 inhabited villages, treated as out-growth in the urban agglomeration of Srinagar and Jammu. £ Excludes 4 Forest Blocks which have not been treated as viIlages. v ALPHABETICAL LIST OF VILLAGES KISHTWAR TEHSIL Page No. Page No. S. Name of Village 1971 S. N arne of Village 1971 ------- No. Location Village Primary No. Location Vmage Primary Code No. Directory Census Code No. Directory Census Abstract Abstract 1. Artee 6 30 12 54. Gahan 96 36 18 2. Agral 93 34 18 55. Galhar Bhata 100 36 18 3. Ajna 102 36 18 56. Garh Padder 46 32 14 4. Akarbaring 122 36 20 57. God 77 34 16 5. Anjol 134 38 20 58. Gulab Garh 48 32 14 6. Anshan 10 30 12 59. Gumri 3 30 12 7. Aphani 32 32 14 60. Hadar 133 38 20 8. Atholi 33 32 14 61. Halor 123 36 20 9. Badhat 88 34 18 62. Hamori 45 32 14 10. Balgran 69 34 16 63. Hangu 42 32 14 11. Barayan 8 30 12 64. Hanzal 21 30 12 12. Baroti 85 34 16 65. Haorna 142 38 20 13. Basmana 5 30 12 66. Hariyal 119 36 20 14. Batkoot 121 36 20 67. Indarwal 149 38 22 15. Batwas 56 32 16 68. Ishtahari 57 32 16 16. Benun 66 34 16 69. Janakpur 25 30 12 17. Bershala 132 38 20 70. Janwas 95 36 18 18. Bhagna 108 36 18 71. Jar 30 30 14 19. Bhagrana 87 34 18 72- Jirwar 62 32 16 20.