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About Mayur Dongar Village

Mayur Dongar is a small village in Kondagaon tehsil, in the district of Bastar, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 427, made up of 215 males and 212 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 202 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494226, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mayur Dongar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mayur Dongar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bastar
Tehsil Kondagaon
Pincode 494226
Area (hectares) 202 hectares
Population 427
Male Population 215
Female Population 212
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mayur Dongar compares

By the 2011 count Mayur Dongar is the 122nd largest of the 179 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 927 residents. Its 202 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1046.

Getting to Mayur Dongar

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

Mayur Dongar lies about 44 km from Bastar, and the nearest railway station is Silak Jhori, about 54 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 Mayur Dongar
Tehsil headquarters Kondagaon 16 km
District headquarters Bastar 44 km
Nearest railway station Silak Jhori 54 km

Villages closest to Mayur Dongar

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 Mayur Dongar

As per the Census of India 2011, Mayur Dongar village had a population of 427. That makes it the 122nd largest of the 179 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 927 residents.

Mayur Dongar village has 215 males and 212 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mayur Dongar has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1046.

The pincode recorded for Mayur Dongar is 494226. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mayur Dongar covers 202 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mayur Dongar falls under Kondagaon tehsil of Bastar district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Mayur Dongar is Silak Jhori, about 54 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 10+ km distance for Mayur Dongar.

Mayur Dongar is about 44 km from Bastar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mayur Dongar is in Kondagaon tehsil of Bastar district. Kondagaon is about 16 km away. Bastar is about 44 km away. Silak Jhori is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Betbeda (3.8 km), Tatri (4.0 km) and Karsing (4.2 km).

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

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