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About Dana Adugiri Village

Dana Adugiri is a small village in Chokpot tehsil, in the district of South Garo Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 329, made up of 171 males and 158 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793005, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dana Adugiri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dana Adugiri village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District South Garo Hills
Tehsil Chokpot
Pincode 793005
Population 329
Male Population 171
Female Population 158
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dana Adugiri compares

By the 2011 count Dana Adugiri is the 23rd largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 145 residents. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Dana Adugiri

Dana Adugiri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dana Adugiri as Available within village. 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 Dana Adugiri from other places

Dana Adugiri lies about 40 km from South Garo Hills, and the nearest railway station is Mendipathar, about 67 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 Dana Adugiri
Nearest town Tura 8.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Chokpot 26 km
District headquarters South Garo Hills 40 km
Nearest railway station Mendipathar 67 km

Villages closest to Dana Adugiri

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 Dana Adugiri

As per the Census of India 2011, Dana Adugiri village had a population of 329. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 145 residents.

Dana Adugiri village has 171 males and 158 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dana Adugiri has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 974.

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

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

The nearest railway station to Dana Adugiri is Mendipathar, about 67 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dana Adugiri.

Dana Adugiri is about 40 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.

Dana Adugiri is in Chokpot tehsil of South Garo Hills district. Tura is about 8.1 km away. Chokpot is about 26 km away. South Garo Hills is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Asugiri (under 2 km), Gaduagiri (under 2 km) and Nachi Adugiri (under 2 km).

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

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