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About Dongrigarh Village

Dongrigarh is a mid sized village in Lormi tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,312, made up of 664 males and 648 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 278.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dongrigarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dongrigarh village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Lormi
Pincode 495115
Area (hectares) 278.01 hectares
Population 1,312
Male Population 664
Female Population 648
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 976
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dongrigarh compares

By the 2011 count Dongrigarh is the 60th largest of the 245 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents. Its 278.01 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Dongrigarh

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

Dongrigarh lies about 69 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Khongsara, about 44 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 Dongrigarh
Tehsil headquarters Lormi 18 km
Nearest town Mungeli 36 km
Nearest railway station Khongsara 44 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 69 km

Villages closest to Dongrigarh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dongrigarh village had a population of 1,312. That makes it the 60th largest of the 245 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents.

Dongrigarh village has 664 males and 648 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dongrigarh has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Dongrigarh is 495115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dongrigarh covers 278.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dongrigarh falls under Lormi tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Dongrigarh is Khongsara, about 44 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 Dongrigarh.

Dongrigarh is about 69 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dongrigarh is in Lormi tehsil of Bilaspur district. Lormi is about 18 km away. Mungeli is about 36 km away. Khongsara is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhutkachhar (under 2 km), Kathoutiya (1.8 km) and Malkachhari (2.4 km).

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

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