About Dowal Village

Dowal is a mid sized village in Goh tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,245, made up of 645 males and 600 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 173 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dowal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dowal village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Aurangabad
Tehsil	Goh
Pincode	824203
Area (hectares)	173 hectares
Population	1,245
Male Population	645
Female Population	600
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	930
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dowal compares

By the 2011 count Dowal is the 62nd largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,462 residents. Its 173 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Dowal

Dowal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dowal as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Dowal from other places

Dowal lies about 43 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Ismailpur, 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 Dowal
Tehsil headquarters	Goh	8.3 km
Nearest town	Tekāri	12 km
Nearest railway station	Ismailpur	17 km
District headquarters	Aurangabad	43 km

Villages closest to Dowal

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

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Common questions about Dowal

As per the Census of India 2011, Dowal village had a population of 1,245. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,462 residents.

Dowal village has 645 males and 600 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dowal has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 920.

The pincode recorded for Dowal is 824203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dowal covers 173 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dowal falls under Goh tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dowal is Ismailpur, 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dowal.

Dowal is about 43 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dowal is in Goh tehsil of Aurangabad district. Goh is about 8.3 km away. Tekāri is about 12 km away. Ismailpur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.