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About Dongra Village

Dongra is a large village in Baloda Bazar tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,557, made up of 1,321 males and 1,236 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 538.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493526, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dongra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dongra village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Baloda Bazar
Pincode 493526
Area (hectares) 538.42 hectares
Population 2,557
Male Population 1,321
Female Population 1,236
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dongra compares

By the 2011 count Dongra is the 19th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,475 residents. Its 538.42 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Dongra

Dongra is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Dongra 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dongra from other places

Dongra lies about 90 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Nipania, about 40 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 Dongra
Tehsil headquarters Baloda Bazar 22 km
Nearest town Baloda Bāzār 22 km
Nearest railway station Nipania 40 km
District headquarters Raipur 90 km

Villages closest to Dongra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baloda Bazar 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 Dongra

As per the Census of India 2011, Dongra village had a population of 2,557. That makes it the 19th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,475 residents.

Dongra village has 1,321 males and 1,236 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dongra has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Dongra is 493526. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dongra covers 538.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dongra falls under Baloda Bazar tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Dongra is Nipania, about 40 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dongra.

Dongra is about 90 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dongra is in Baloda Bazar tehsil of Raipur district. Baloda Bazar is about 22 km away. Baloda Bāzār is about 22 km away. Nipania is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dongridih (under 2 km), Parsapali (2.1 km) and Korda (2.8 km).

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

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