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About Kanda Dongar Village

Kanda Dongar is a small village in Basna tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 313, made up of 151 males and 162 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,073 females per 1000 males. The village covers 279.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493554, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanda Dongar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanda Dongar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Mahasamund
Tehsil Basna
Pincode 493554
Area (hectares) 279.58 hectares
Population 313
Male Population 151
Female Population 162
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,073
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanda Dongar compares

By the 2011 count Kanda Dongar is the 181st largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 767 residents. Its 279.58 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 1016.

Getting to Kanda Dongar

Kanda Dongar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kanda Dongar as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Kanda Dongar from other places

Kanda Dongar lies about 68 km from Mahasamund, and the nearest railway station is Khariar Road, about 32 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 Kanda Dongar
Tehsil headquarters Basna 23 km
Nearest railway station Khariar Road 32 km
Nearest town Saraipali 37 km
District headquarters Mahasamund 68 km

Villages closest to Kanda Dongar

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 Kanda Dongar

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanda Dongar village had a population of 313. That makes it the 181st largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 767 residents.

Kanda Dongar village has 151 males and 162 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanda Dongar has about 1073 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1016.

The pincode recorded for Kanda Dongar is 493554. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanda Dongar covers 279.58 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.

Kanda Dongar falls under Basna tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kanda Dongar is Khariar Road, about 32 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 - 10 km distance for Kanda Dongar.

Kanda Dongar is about 68 km from Mahasamund in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanda Dongar is in Basna tehsil of Mahasamund district. Basna is about 23 km away. Khariar Road is about 32 km away. Saraipali is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Badedabha (6.1 km), Garhpatni (6.8 km) and Keramuda Tukada Urf Basantpur (8.3 km).

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

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