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About Dongakhamariya Village

Dongakhamariya is a small village in Bagbahra tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 364, made up of 182 males and 182 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 252.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496554, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dongakhamariya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dongakhamariya village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Mahasamund
Tehsil Bagbahra
Pincode 496554
Area (hectares) 252.03 hectares
Population 364
Male Population 182
Female Population 182
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dongakhamariya compares

By the 2011 count Dongakhamariya is the 189th largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 735 residents. Its 252.03 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1032.

Getting to Dongakhamariya

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

Dongakhamariya lies about 51 km from Mahasamund, and the nearest railway station is Khariar Road, about 8.6 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 Dongakhamariya
Nearest railway station Khariar Road 8.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Bagbahra 20 km
District headquarters Mahasamund 51 km
Nearest town Mahāsamund 51 km

Villages closest to Dongakhamariya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dongakhamariya village had a population of 364. That makes it the 189th largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 735 residents.

Dongakhamariya village has 182 males and 182 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dongakhamariya has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1032.

The pincode recorded for Dongakhamariya is 496554. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dongakhamariya covers 252.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dongakhamariya falls under Bagbahra tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Dongakhamariya is Khariar Road, about 8.6 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 Dongakhamariya.

Dongakhamariya is about 51 km from Mahasamund in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dongakhamariya is in Bagbahra tehsil of Mahasamund district. Khariar Road is about 8.6 km away. Bagbahra is about 20 km away. Mahasamund is about 51 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhibarra (2.1 km), Baiga Khamariya (2.2 km) and Daijbandha (2.5 km).

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

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