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About Dowabok Village

Dowabok is a small village in Selsella tehsil, in the district of West Garo Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 65, made up of 33 males and 32 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 794104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dowabok Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dowabok village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District West Garo Hills
Tehsil Selsella
Pincode 794104
Population 65
Male Population 33
Female Population 32
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dowabok compares

By the 2011 count Dowabok is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 512 residents. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1001.

Getting to Dowabok

Dowabok is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dowabok as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dokagre, Dolguri, Domagitok and Dopatchigre. 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 Dowabok

As per the Census of India 2011, Dowabok village had a population of 65. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 512 residents.

Dowabok village has 33 males and 32 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dowabok has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1001.

The pincode recorded for Dowabok is 794104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dowabok falls under Selsella tehsil of West Garo Hills district in Meghalaya.

The census record for Dowabok notes the nearest railway station 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 5 - 10 km distance for Dowabok.

Dowabok is in Selsella tehsil of West 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 Dowabok today is likely to be higher.

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