# Dawakol Village, Baghmara, South Garo Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Baghmara, South Garo Hills 

# Dawakol

Dawakol is a village in Baghmara sub-district of South Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793002**. The 2011 Census counted **146 people in 23 households**, the 105th largest of 158 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.4%.

- 146people (2011)
- 23households
- 55.7%literacy
- 793002PIN code

## Dawakol PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dawakol is 793002.** Dawakol falls in Baghmara sub-district, South Garo Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793002
- Community development blockBaghmara
- Census village code276114

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Dawakol from nearby towns?

- Baghmara (sub-district HQ)43 km by road
- Baghmara (district HQ)43 km by road
- Baghmara (nearest town)43 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Dawakol?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Dawakol; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Nojinpagittim
- ○Degree college10+ km · Baghmara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Baghmara
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)17 h summer · 13 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## Homes and amenities in Dawakol

Of every 100 households in Dawakol in 2011, 4 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Dawakol · ■ Baghmara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****36%**

**68%

No toilet (open defecation) ****64%**

**27%

Tap water ****4%**

**27%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**97%

Use banking services ****18%**

**17%

Television ****0%**

**33%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**5%

None of these assets ****59%**

**38%

Own their home ****100%**

**95%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Dawakol?

■ Dawakol · ■ Baghmara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.7%**

**68.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****921**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****739**

**946

Working population ****21.2%**

**32.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.5% for men and 52.8% for women. 41% of men and 0% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 8 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (3%) · **■** Other work 4 (13%) · **■** Marginal 18 (58%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Baghmara

- Badri Rongdong Kamagittim151 people
- Chekwegittim149 people
- Rongkandi Songgital148 people
- Tolebrugittim147 people
- Bamon Wakchol144 people
- Imbikagittim144 people
- Badri Jaisrugittim141 people
- Namisikgre141 people

[All 172 villages in Baghmara](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/south-garo-hills/baghmara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dawakol?793002
- How far is Dawakol from Baghmara?43 km by road
- What is the population of Dawakol?146 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dawakol in?South Garo Hills district (Baghmara sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Dawakol?55.7% (Census 2011)