Village · Selsella, West Garo Hills # Dowabok Dowabok is a village in Selsella sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code 794104. The 2011 Census counted 65 people in 13 households, the 332nd largest of 347 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.4%. - 65 people (2011) - 13 households - 77.6% literacy - 794104 PIN code ## Dowabok PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Dowabok is 794104. Dowabok falls in Selsella sub-district, West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya. - PIN code 794104 - Community development block Selsella - Census village code 272800 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Dowabok from nearby towns? - Selsella (sub-district HQ) 25 km by road - Tura (district HQ) 60 km by road - Dhubri (nearest town) 16 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Dowabok? 5 services counted by the Census are inside Dowabok; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school under 5 km · Shyamnagar - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Shyamnagar - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Dhubri - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Tura - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 14 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## Homes and amenities in Dowabok Of every 100 households in Dowabok in 2011, 13 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Dowabok · ■ Selsella rural average - Electricity for lighting 13% 38% - Toilet within the home 80% 54% - No toilet (open defecation) 20% 44% - Tap water 0% 4% - Drinking water within premises 53% 36% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 3% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 96% - Use banking services 27% 24% - Television 7% 20% - Mobile phone 47% 36% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 20% 6% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 33% 43% - Own their home 100% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Dowabok? ■ Dowabok · ■ Selsella rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 77.6% 55.4% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 970 983 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1333 976 - Working population 32.3% 36.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.3% for men and 71.4% for women. 48% of men and 16% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 12 (57%) · ■ Other work 6 (29%) · ■ Marginal 3 (14%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Selsella - Gurigiri 73 people - Rabhagre 69 people - Rongbandokgre 67 people - Tombolagre 67 people - Diganggiri 63 people - Batragre 61 people - Aronggiri 60 people - Menggopara 59 people All 361 villages in Selsella ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Dowabok? 794104 - How far is Dowabok from Tura? 60 km by road - What is the population of Dowabok? 65 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dowabok in? West Garo Hills district (Selsella sub-district), Meghalaya - What is the literacy rate of Dowabok? 77.6% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/west-garo-hills/selsella/dowabok/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.