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About Dongripali Village

Dongripali is a mid sized village in Basna tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 742, made up of 352 males and 390 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,108 females per 1000 males. The village covers 225.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493558, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dongripali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dongripali village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Mahasamund
Tehsil Basna
Pincode 493558
Area (hectares) 225.53 hectares
Population 742
Male Population 352
Female Population 390
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,108
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dongripali compares

By the 2011 count Dongripali is the 86th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 767 residents. Its 225.53 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1016.

Getting to Dongripali

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

Dongripali lies about 64 km from Mahasamund, and the nearest railway station is Komakhan railway station, about 35 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 Dongripali
Tehsil headquarters Basna 16 km
Nearest town Saraipali 34 km
Nearest railway station Komakhan railway station 35 km
District headquarters Mahasamund 64 km

Villages closest to Dongripali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dongripali village had a population of 742. That makes it the 86th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 767 residents.

Dongripali village has 352 males and 390 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dongripali has about 1108 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1016.

The pincode recorded for Dongripali is 493558. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dongripali covers 225.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dongripali falls under Basna tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Dongripali is Komakhan railway station, about 35 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 Dongripali.

Dongripali is about 64 km from Mahasamund in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dongripali is in Basna tehsil of Mahasamund district. Basna is about 16 km away. Saraipali is about 34 km away. Komakhan railway station is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dongaripali (under 2 km), Indarpur (5.3 km) and Ganeshpur (5.6 km).

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

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