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About Daoban Village

Daoban is a small village in Mahur tehsil, in the district of Dima Hasao, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 230, made up of 121 males and 109 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 448.842 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 788830, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Daoban Overview

Census 2011 figures for Daoban village
Description Value
State Assam
District Dima Hasao
Tehsil Mahur
Pincode 788830
Area (hectares) 448.842 hectares
Population 230
Male Population 121
Female Population 109
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 901
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Daoban compares

By the 2011 count Daoban is the 48th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 245 residents. Its 448.842 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Daoban

Daoban is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Daoban as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Daoban from other places

Daoban lies about 33 km from Dima Hasao, and the nearest railway station is New Haflong, about 17 km away. 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 Daoban
Nearest railway station New Haflong 17 km
Nearest town Hāflong 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Mahur 20 km
District headquarters Dima Hasao 33 km

Villages closest to Daoban

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mahur 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 Daoban

As per the Census of India 2011, Daoban village had a population of 230. That makes it the 48th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 245 residents.

Daoban village has 121 males and 109 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Daoban has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Daoban is 788830. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Daoban covers 448.842 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Daoban falls under Mahur tehsil of Dima Hasao district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Daoban is New Haflong, about 17 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Daoban.

Daoban is about 33 km from Dima Hasao in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Daoban is in Mahur tehsil of Dima Hasao district. New Haflong is about 17 km away. Hāflong is about 20 km away. Mahur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khangnam (2.3 km), Khumlung (4.7 km) and Patherkoi (8.4 km).

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

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