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About Dongratola Village

Dongratola is a mid sized village in Marwahi tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 733, made up of 372 males and 361 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 469.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dongratola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dongratola village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Marwahi
Pincode 495118
Area (hectares) 469.83 hectares
Population 733
Male Population 372
Female Population 361
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dongratola compares

By the 2011 count Dongratola is the 67th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,358 residents. Its 469.83 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1023.

Getting to Dongratola

Dongratola is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dongratola as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Dongratola from other places

Dongratola lies about 82 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Pendra Road, about 16 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 Dongratola
Nearest town Pasān 16 km
Nearest railway station Pendra Road 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Marwahi 22 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 82 km

Villages closest to Dongratola

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dongratola village had a population of 733. That makes it the 67th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,358 residents.

Dongratola village has 372 males and 361 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dongratola has about 970 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 1023.

The pincode recorded for Dongratola is 495118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dongratola covers 469.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dongratola falls under Marwahi tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Dongratola is Pendra Road, about 16 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 <5 km distance for Dongratola.

Dongratola is about 82 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dongratola is in Marwahi tehsil of Bilaspur district. Pasān is about 16 km away. Pendra Road is about 16 km away. Marwahi is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Andi (under 2 km), Nagawahi (3.9 km) and Patharra (4.6 km).

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

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