About Dawki Village

Dawki is a small village in Amlarem tehsil, in the district of Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 483, made up of 255 males and 228 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dawki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dawki village
Description	Value
State	Meghalaya
District	Jaintia Hills
Tehsil	Amlarem
Pincode	793109
Population	483
Male Population	255
Female Population	228
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	894
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 Dawki compares

By the 2011 count Dawki is the 33rd largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 462 residents. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Dawki

Dawki is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dawki 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 Dawki from other places

Dawki lies about 40 km from Jaintia Hills, and the nearest railway station is শাহবাজপুর, about 47 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 Dawki
Tehsil headquarters	Amlarem	15 km
Nearest town	Jowai	33 km
District headquarters	Jaintia Hills	40 km
Nearest railway station	শাহবাজপুর	47 km

Villages closest to Dawki

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dawki village had a population of 483. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 462 residents.

Dawki village has 255 males and 228 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dawki has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Dawki is 793109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dawki falls under Amlarem tehsil of Jaintia Hills district in Meghalaya.

The nearest railway station to Dawki is শাহবাজপুর, about 47 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 Dawki.

Dawki is about 40 km from Jaintia Hills in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dawki is in Amlarem tehsil of Jaintia Hills district. Amlarem is about 15 km away. Jowai is about 33 km away. Jaintia Hills is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.