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About Dongari Village

Dongari is a small village in Murud tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 461, made up of 235 males and 226 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 7 hectares hectares.

Dongari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dongari village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Murud
Area (hectares) 7 hectares
Population 461
Male Population 235
Female Population 226
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dongari compares

By the 2011 count Dongari is the 47th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 861 residents. Its 7 hectares work out to about 66 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1065.

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 within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 14 km from Raigarh, and the nearest railway station is Bhupdeopur, about 4.0 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
Nearest railway station Bhupdeopur 4.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Murud 14 km
District headquarters Raigarh 14 km

Villages closest to Dongari

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Murud 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 461. That makes it the 47th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 861 residents.

Dongari village has 235 males and 226 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dongari has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1065.

Dongari covers 7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 66 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dongari falls under Murud tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Dongari is Bhupdeopur, about 4.0 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 within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dongari.

Dongari is about 14 km from Raigarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dongari is in Murud tehsil of Raigarh district. Bhupdeopur is about 4.0 km away. Murud is about 14 km away. Raigarh is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rajpuri (3.0 km), Wandeli (6.8 km) and Pargaon (15 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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