Doda district
Doda district is an administrative district of the Jammu division of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir in the disputed Kashmir region.[1]
This article is about the district. For its eponymous headquarters, see Doda, Jammu and Kashmir.
Doda district
India
Harvinder Singh (IAS)[2]
2,625 km2 (1,014 sq mi)
19.75 km2 (7.63 sq mi)
2,605.25 km2 (1,005.89 sq mi)
409,936
160/km2 (400/sq mi)
32,689
377,247
64.68%
919
JK-06
Climate[edit]
The climate of the area is not uniform due to its wide variations in altitude. The area, in general, enjoys a temperate to sub-tropical climate. The climate of the district is almost dry and rainfall is scanty. The temperature varies from place to place. Ramban and Doda tehsils are warmer, while regions like Dessa Valley, tehsil Bhagwah, Gundna, Padder, Marwah and Warwan remain snow-bound for five-six months of the year. Summer is generally without precipitation. Almost all regions experiences snowfall in the winter, either in the form of snowfall in higher regions or as rainfall in the lower regions. Monsoons prevail from July to September. Rainfall in the Doda district is heavy during July and September. The average annual rainfall is 926 mm and snowfall of about 135 mm.[7]