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About Dongiya Village

Dongiya is a small village in Sarangarh tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 222, made up of 110 males and 112 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,018 females per 1000 males. The village covers 81.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496450, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dongiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dongiya village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Sarangarh
Pincode 496450
Area (hectares) 81.48 hectares
Population 222
Male Population 110
Female Population 112
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,018
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dongiya compares

By the 2011 count Dongiya is the 217th largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 792 residents. Its 81.48 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Dongiya

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

Dongiya lies about 41 km from Raigarh, and the nearest railway station is Kirodimal Nagar, about 39 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 Dongiya
Tehsil headquarters Sarangarh 7.1 km
Nearest town Saraipali 37 km
Nearest railway station Kirodimal Nagar 39 km
District headquarters Raigarh 41 km

Villages closest to Dongiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dongiya village had a population of 222. That makes it the 217th largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 792 residents.

Dongiya village has 110 males and 112 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dongiya has about 1018 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Dongiya is 496450. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dongiya covers 81.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dongiya falls under Sarangarh tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Dongiya is Kirodimal Nagar, about 39 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 km distance for Dongiya.

Dongiya is about 41 km from Raigarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dongiya is in Sarangarh tehsil of Raigarh district. Sarangarh is about 7.1 km away. Saraipali is about 37 km away. Kirodimal Nagar is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Parsadih (under 2 km), Mudiyadih (under 2 km) and Nandeli (under 2 km).

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

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