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About Dongarigura Village

Dongarigura is a large village in Kondagaon tehsil, in the district of Bastar, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,332, made up of 1,135 males and 1,197 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,055 females per 1000 males. The village covers 984.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494552, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dongarigura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dongarigura village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bastar
Tehsil Kondagaon
Pincode 494552
Area (hectares) 984.27 hectares
Population 2,332
Male Population 1,135
Female Population 1,197
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,055
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dongarigura compares

By the 2011 count Dongarigura is the 13th largest of the 179 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 927 residents. Its 984.27 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1046.

Getting to Dongarigura

Dongarigura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dongarigura as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Dongarigura from other places

Dongarigura lies about 51 km from Bastar, and the nearest railway station is Bade Arapur, about 68 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 Dongarigura
Tehsil headquarters Kondagaon 4.6 km
District headquarters Bastar 51 km
Nearest railway station Bade Arapur 68 km

Villages closest to Dongarigura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dongarigura village had a population of 2,332. That makes it the 13th largest of the 179 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 927 residents.

Dongarigura village has 1,135 males and 1,197 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dongarigura has about 1055 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1046.

The pincode recorded for Dongarigura is 494552. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dongarigura covers 984.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dongarigura falls under Kondagaon tehsil of Bastar district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Dongarigura is Bade Arapur, about 68 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Dongarigura.

Dongarigura is about 51 km from Bastar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dongarigura is in Kondagaon tehsil of Bastar district. Kondagaon is about 4.6 km away. Bastar is about 51 km away. Bade Arapur is about 68 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sitali (1.9 km), Karanji (3.7 km) and Chilputi (4.3 km).

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

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