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About Daoke Village

Daoke is a mid sized village in Amritsar II tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,765, made up of 941 males and 824 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 876 females per 1000 males. The village covers 453 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Daoke Overview

Census 2011 figures for Daoke village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Amritsar
Tehsil Amritsar II
Pincode 143108
Area (hectares) 453 hectares
Population 1,765
Male Population 941
Female Population 824
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 876
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Daoke compares

By the 2011 count Daoke is the 47th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,243 residents. Its 453 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 891.

Getting to Daoke

Daoke is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Daoke as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Daoke from other places

Daoke lies about 29 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is واہگہ, about 8.0 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 Daoke
Nearest railway station واہگہ 8.0 km
Nearest town Bhikkiwind Uttār 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Amritsar II 29 km
District headquarters Amritsar 29 km

Villages closest to Daoke

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Amritsar II 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 Daoke

As per the Census of India 2011, Daoke village had a population of 1,765. That makes it the 47th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,243 residents.

Daoke village has 941 males and 824 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Daoke has about 876 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 891.

The pincode recorded for Daoke is 143108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Daoke covers 453 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Daoke falls under Amritsar II tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Daoke is واہگہ, about 8.0 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Daoke.

Daoke is about 29 km from Amritsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Daoke is in Amritsar II tehsil of Amritsar district. واہگہ is about 8.0 km away. Bhikkiwind Uttār is about 21 km away. Amritsar II is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bharopal (under 2 km), Bhaini Rajputtan (1.6 km) and Rajatal (3.4 km).

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

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