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About Dongaama Village

Dongaama is a mid sized village in Kartala tehsil, in the district of Korba, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 773, made up of 377 males and 396 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,050 females per 1000 males. The village covers 683.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495674, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dongaama Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dongaama village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Korba
Tehsil Kartala
Pincode 495674
Area (hectares) 683.98 hectares
Population 773
Male Population 377
Female Population 396
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,050
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dongaama compares

By the 2011 count Dongaama is the 78th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,216 residents. Its 683.98 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Dongaama

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

Dongaama lies about 19 km from Korba, and the nearest railway station is Urga, about 12 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 Dongaama
Nearest railway station Urga 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Kartala 13 km
District headquarters Korba 19 km

Villages closest to Dongaama

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dongaama village had a population of 773. That makes it the 78th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,216 residents.

Dongaama village has 377 males and 396 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dongaama has about 1050 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Dongaama is 495674. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dongaama covers 683.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dongaama falls under Kartala tehsil of Korba district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Dongaama is Urga, about 12 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 Dongaama.

Dongaama is about 19 km from Korba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dongaama is in Kartala tehsil of Korba district. Urga is about 12 km away. Kartala is about 13 km away. Korba is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kervaduwari (2.4 km), Salihabhatha (2.5 km) and Nonbirra (3.1 km).

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

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