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About Dauka Village

Dauka is a mid sized village in Narayangarh tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 580, made up of 299 males and 281 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 185.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721437, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dauka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dauka village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Narayangarh
Pincode 721437
Area (hectares) 185.79 hectares
Population 580
Male Population 299
Female Population 281
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dauka compares

By the 2011 count Dauka is the 148th largest of the 446 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 618 residents. Its 185.79 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Dauka

The census records public bus service for Dauka as Available within <5 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 <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dangarpara, Danmangli, Darimara and Dash Rui. 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 Dauka

As per the Census of India 2011, Dauka village had a population of 580. That makes it the 148th largest of the 446 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 618 residents.

Dauka village has 299 males and 281 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dauka has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Dauka is 721437. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dauka covers 185.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dauka falls under Narayangarh tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Dauka notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dauka.

Dauka is in Narayangarh tehsil of Paschim Medinipur 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 Dauka today is likely to be higher.

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