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About Dosaram Village

Dosaram is a small village in Kharkutta tehsil, in the district of East Garo Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 159, made up of 82 males and 77 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dosaram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dosaram village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District East Garo Hills
Tehsil Kharkutta
Pincode 793111
Population 159
Male Population 82
Female Population 77
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dosaram compares

By the 2011 count Dosaram is the 134th largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 296 residents. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Dosaram

Dosaram is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dosaram as Available within 5 - 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 Dosaram from other places

Dosaram lies about 29 km from East Garo Hills, and the nearest railway station is Mendipathar, about 7.0 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 Dosaram
Nearest railway station Mendipathar 7.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Kharkutta 29 km
District headquarters East Garo Hills 29 km
Nearest town Goālpāra 35 km

Villages closest to Dosaram

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dosaram village had a population of 159. That makes it the 134th largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 296 residents.

Dosaram village has 82 males and 77 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dosaram has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Dosaram is 793111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dosaram falls under Kharkutta tehsil of East Garo Hills district in Meghalaya.

The nearest railway station to Dosaram is Mendipathar, about 7.0 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 10+ km distance for Dosaram.

Dosaram is about 29 km from East Garo Hills in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dosaram is in Kharkutta tehsil of East Garo Hills district. Mendipathar is about 7.0 km away. Kharkutta is about 29 km away. East Garo Hills is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mandadrop (20 km), Agropatal (33 km) and Rongkinjeng (39 km).

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

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