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About Dandakol Village

Dandakol is a mid sized village in Resubelpara tehsil, in the district of East Garo Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 581, made up of 282 males and 299 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,060 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dandakol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dandakol village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District East Garo Hills
Tehsil Resubelpara
Pincode 793118
Population 581
Male Population 282
Female Population 299
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,060
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 Dandakol compares

By the 2011 count Dandakol is the 20th largest of the 324 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 259 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Dandakol

Dandakol is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dandakol 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. The nearest villages by name are Dalmanggre, Damash, Dame Apal and Damit Akong. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Dandakol

As per the Census of India 2011, Dandakol village had a population of 581. That makes it the 20th largest of the 324 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 259 residents.

Dandakol village has 282 males and 299 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dandakol has about 1060 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Dandakol is 793118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dandakol falls under Resubelpara tehsil of East Garo Hills district in Meghalaya.

The census record for Dandakol notes the nearest railway station 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 Dandakol.

Dandakol is in Resubelpara tehsil of East Garo Hills district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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