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About Dagalgiri Village

Dagalgiri is a small village in Chokpot tehsil, in the district of South Garo Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 89, made up of 41 males and 48 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,171 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793005, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dagalgiri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dagalgiri village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District South Garo Hills
Tehsil Chokpot
Pincode 793005
Population 89
Male Population 41
Female Population 48
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,171
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 Dagalgiri compares

By the 2011 count Dagalgiri is the 162nd largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 145 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Dagalgiri

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

Dagalgiri lies about 28 km from South Garo Hills, and the nearest railway station is Mendipathar, about 45 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 Dagalgiri
Nearest town Williamnagar 8.1 km
District headquarters South Garo Hills 28 km
Tehsil headquarters Chokpot 34 km
Nearest railway station Mendipathar 45 km

Villages closest to Dagalgiri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dagalgiri village had a population of 89. That makes it the 162nd largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 145 residents.

Dagalgiri village has 41 males and 48 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dagalgiri has about 1171 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Dagalgiri is 793005. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dagalgiri falls under Chokpot tehsil of South Garo Hills district in Meghalaya.

The nearest railway station to Dagalgiri is Mendipathar, about 45 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 Dagalgiri.

Dagalgiri is about 28 km from South Garo Hills in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dagalgiri is in Chokpot tehsil of South Garo Hills district. Williamnagar is about 8.1 km away. South Garo Hills is about 28 km away. Chokpot is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Alagiri (under 2 km), Emrangre (24 km) and Asimgiri (30 km).

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

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