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About Dongariya Village

Dongariya is a mid sized village in Marwahi tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,177, made up of 595 males and 582 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 550.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495119, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dongariya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dongariya village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Marwahi
Pincode 495119
Area (hectares) 550.93 hectares
Population 1,177
Male Population 595
Female Population 582
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dongariya compares

By the 2011 count Dongariya is the 44th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,358 residents. Its 550.93 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 1023.

Getting to Dongariya

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

Dongariya lies about 89 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Harri, about 7.5 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 Dongariya
Nearest railway station Harri 7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Marwahi 21 km
Nearest town Pasān 26 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 89 km

Villages closest to Dongariya

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 Dongariya

As per the Census of India 2011, Dongariya village had a population of 1,177. That makes it the 44th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,358 residents.

Dongariya village has 595 males and 582 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dongariya has about 978 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 Dongariya is 495119. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dongariya covers 550.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dongariya falls under Marwahi tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Dongariya is Harri, about 7.5 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 Dongariya.

Dongariya is about 89 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dongariya is in Marwahi tehsil of Bilaspur district. Harri is about 7.5 km away. Marwahi is about 21 km away. Pasān is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Masurikhar (1.7 km), Bagdi (2.3 km) and Gudumdeori (2.8 km).

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

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