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About Dowania Gaon No 1 Village

Dowania Gaon No 1 is a mid sized village in Naharkatiya tehsil, in the district of Dibrugarh, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,729, made up of 894 males and 835 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 273.53 hectares hectares.

Dowania Gaon No 1 Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dowania Gaon No 1 village
Description Value
State Assam
District Dibrugarh
Tehsil Naharkatiya
Area (hectares) 273.53 hectares
Population 1,729
Male Population 894
Female Population 835
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dowania Gaon No 1 compares

By the 2011 count Dowania Gaon No 1 is the 14th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 833 residents. Its 273.53 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Dowania Gaon No 1

Dowania Gaon No 1 is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dowania Gaon No 1 as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dowania Gaon No 1 from other places

Dowania Gaon No 1 lies about 41 km from Dibrugarh. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Dowania Gaon No 1
Tehsil headquarters Naharkatiya 6.2 km
Nearest town Duliajan Oil Town 8.4 km
District headquarters Dibrugarh 41 km

Villages closest to Dowania Gaon No 1

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Naharkatiya tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Dowania Gaon No 1

As per the Census of India 2011, Dowania Gaon No 1 village had a population of 1,729. That makes it the 14th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 833 residents.

Dowania Gaon No 1 village has 894 males and 835 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dowania Gaon No 1 has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 970.

Dowania Gaon No 1 covers 273.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dowania Gaon No 1 falls under Naharkatiya tehsil of Dibrugarh district in Assam.

The census record for Dowania Gaon No 1 notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Dowania Gaon No 1.

Dowania Gaon No 1 is about 41 km from Dibrugarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dowania Gaon No 1 is in Naharkatiya tehsil of Dibrugarh district. Naharkatiya is about 6.2 km away. Duliajan Oil Town is about 8.4 km away. Dibrugarh is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Betanibam Habi Gaon (under 2 km), Dighali Block Gaon (under 2 km) and Dillghat Gaon No 1 (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Dowania Gaon No 1 today is likely to be higher.

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