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About Dongridih Village

Dongridih is a mid sized village in Malkharoda tehsil, in the district of Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 655, made up of 320 males and 335 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,047 females per 1000 males. The village covers 135.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495691, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dongridih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dongridih village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Janjgir Champa
Tehsil Malkharoda
Pincode 495691
Area (hectares) 135.92 hectares
Population 655
Male Population 320
Female Population 335
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,047
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dongridih compares

By the 2011 count Dongridih is the 86th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,304 residents. Its 135.92 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Dongridih

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

Dongridih lies about 20 km from Janjgir Champa, and the nearest railway station is Kapan, about 14 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 Dongridih
Nearest railway station Kapan 14 km
Nearest town Nailā 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Malkharoda 20 km
District headquarters Janjgir Champa 20 km

Villages closest to Dongridih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dongridih village had a population of 655. That makes it the 86th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,304 residents.

Dongridih village has 320 males and 335 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dongridih has about 1047 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Dongridih is 495691. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dongridih covers 135.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dongridih falls under Malkharoda tehsil of Janjgir Champa district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Dongridih is Kapan, about 14 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 Dongridih.

Dongridih is about 20 km from Janjgir Champa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dongridih is in Malkharoda tehsil of Janjgir Champa district. Kapan is about 14 km away. Nailā is about 15 km away. Malkharoda is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bokrel (5.8 km), Andi (9.3 km) and Achritpali (9.6 km).

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

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