Dool is one of the largest villages, located in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir, India. The village is divided into two wards namely Dool A and Dool B with total 874 householders living.[1] Its district headquarters are pinpointed in Kishtwar and sub-district administrative units are located in "Kishtwar tehsil" which is situated on the banks of Chenab River.[2] The distance between Dool village and Kishtwar town is 13.4 kilometres (8.3 mi).[3]
Dool | |
|---|---|
Village | |
 Nearby village Warwan | |
  Dool Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India | |
| Coordinates: 33°21′47″N 75°46′09″E / 33.3631138°N 75.7690999°E | |
| Country |  India |
| Union Territory | Jammu and Kashmir |
| District | Kishtwar |
| Area | |
| • Total | 26 km2 (10 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 4,931 |
| • Density | 190/km2 (490/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Urdu, English, Hindi |
| • Spoken | Kashmiri, Kishtwari |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 182204 |
| Literacy | 62.69% |
| Distance from Kishtwar town | 13.4 kilometres (8.3 mi) |
| Distance from Jammu | 224.8 kilometres (139.7 mi) |
Demographics edit
According to the 2011 census of India, Dool has 874 households.[4] The literacy rate of Dool village was 62.69% compared to 67.16% of Jammu and Kashmir. In Dool, Male literacy stands at 77.15% while the female literacy rate was 42.75%.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 4931 | 2807 | 2124 |
| Children aged below 6 years | 763 | 391 | 372 |
| Scheduled caste | 311 | 165 | 146 |
| Scheduled tribe | 418 | 213 | 205 |
| Literacy | 62.69% | 77.15% | 42.75% |
| Workers (all) | 1699 | 1604 | 95 |
| Main workers (total) | 960 | – | – |
| Marginal workers (total) | 739 | 677 | 62 |
References edit
- ^ "Village & Panchayats". kishtwar.nic.in. District Kishtwar. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
- ^ "12 killed, one injured in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar after vehicle carrying Machail yatra pilgrims falls into Chena". firstpost.com. Firstpost. 21 August 2018.
- ^ "Dool". maps.google.com. Google Maps. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
- ^ "Dool Population". Census 2011 India. Retrieved 17 March 2020.