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About Dongari Village

Dongari is a large village in Katghora tehsil, in the district of Korba, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,033, made up of 1,003 males and 1,030 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,027 females per 1000 males. The village covers 580 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495445, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dongari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dongari village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Korba
Tehsil Katghora
Pincode 495445
Area (hectares) 580 hectares
Population 2,033
Male Population 1,003
Female Population 1,030
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,027
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dongari compares

By the 2011 count Dongari is the 8th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 928 residents. Its 580 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Dongari

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

Dongari lies about 31 km from Korba, and the nearest railway station is Gevra Road, about 27 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 Dongari
Tehsil headquarters Katghora 7.7 km
Nearest railway station Gevra Road 27 km
District headquarters Korba 31 km

Villages closest to Dongari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dongari village had a population of 2,033. That makes it the 8th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 928 residents.

Dongari village has 1,003 males and 1,030 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dongari has about 1027 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Dongari is 495445. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dongari covers 580 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dongari falls under Katghora tehsil of Korba district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Dongari is Gevra Road, about 27 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 Dongari.

Dongari is about 31 km from Korba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dongari is in Katghora tehsil of Korba district. Katghora is about 7.7 km away. Gevra Road is about 27 km away. Korba is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Batari (2.1 km), Binjhri (2.5 km) and Pandripani (3.9 km).

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

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