Doda district
| Doda | |
|---|---|
| District | |
 Location of Doda District within Jammu & Kashmir state |
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| Coordinates: 33°08′45″N 75°32′52″E / 33.145733°N 75.547817°ECoordinates: 33°08′45″N 75°32′52″E / 33.145733°N 75.547817°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Jammu and Kashmir |
| Region | Jammu region |
| Headquarters | Doda |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,306 km2 (890 sq mi) |
| Literacy | 53.44% (2011) |
| Website | http://doda.nic.in |
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.
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.
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
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