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About Dongargaon Village

Dongargaon is a mid sized village in Bagbahra tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 727, made up of 348 males and 379 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,089 females per 1000 males. The village covers 510.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493445, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dongargaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dongargaon village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Mahasamund
Tehsil Bagbahra
Pincode 493445
Area (hectares) 510.87 hectares
Population 727
Male Population 348
Female Population 379
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,089
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dongargaon compares

By the 2011 count Dongargaon is the 93rd largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 735 residents. Its 510.87 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, well above the tehsil average of 1032.

Getting to Dongargaon

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

Dongargaon lies about 53 km from Mahasamund, and the nearest railway station is Komakhan railway station, 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 Dongargaon
Nearest railway station Komakhan railway station 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Bagbahra 22 km
District headquarters Mahasamund 53 km
Nearest town Mahāsamund 53 km

Villages closest to Dongargaon

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 Dongargaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Dongargaon village had a population of 727. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 735 residents.

Dongargaon village has 348 males and 379 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dongargaon has about 1089 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1032.

The pincode recorded for Dongargaon is 493445. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dongargaon covers 510.87 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.

Dongargaon falls under Bagbahra tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Dongargaon is Komakhan railway station, 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 village for Dongargaon.

Dongargaon is about 53 km from Mahasamund in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dongargaon is in Bagbahra tehsil of Mahasamund district. Komakhan railway station is about 14 km away. Bagbahra is about 22 km away. Mahasamund is about 53 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khurmudi (2.0 km), Charbhatha (2.3 km) and Saldabri (2.3 km).

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

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