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About Dongalega Village

Dongalega is a small village in Chintapalle tehsil, in the district of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 31, made up of 16 males and 15 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 531111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dongalega Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dongalega village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Visakhapatnam
Tehsil Chintapalle
Pincode 531111
Area (hectares) 6 hectares
Population 31
Male Population 16
Female Population 15
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dongalega compares

By the 2011 count Dongalega is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 265 residents. Its 6 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1088.

Getting to Dongalega

Dongalega is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dongalega as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Dongalega from other places

Dongalega lies about 100 km from Visakhapatnam, and the nearest railway station is Darliput, about 49 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 Dongalega
Tehsil headquarters Chintapalle 17 km
Nearest town Narsīpatnam 43 km
Nearest railway station Darliput 49 km
District headquarters Visakhapatnam 100 km

Villages closest to Dongalega

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chintapalle 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 Dongalega

As per the Census of India 2011, Dongalega village had a population of 31. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 265 residents.

Dongalega village has 16 males and 15 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dongalega has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1088.

The pincode recorded for Dongalega is 531111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dongalega covers 6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dongalega falls under Chintapalle tehsil of Visakhapatnam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dongalega is Darliput, about 49 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 10+ km distance for Dongalega.

Dongalega is about 100 km from Visakhapatnam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dongalega is in Chintapalle tehsil of Visakhapatnam district. Chintapalle is about 17 km away. Narsīpatnam is about 43 km away. Darliput is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Suddagaruvu (under 2 km), Somavaram (1.8 km) and Tammingala (1.8 km).

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

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