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About Dongridih Village

Dongridih is a mid sized village in Baloda Bazar tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,207, made up of 608 males and 599 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 285.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493526, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dongridih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dongridih village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Baloda Bazar
Pincode 493526
Area (hectares) 285.72 hectares
Population 1,207
Male Population 608
Female Population 599
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 985
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dongridih compares

By the 2011 count Dongridih is the 61st largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,475 residents. Its 285.72 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Dongridih

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

Dongridih lies about 90 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Nipania, about 41 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 Dongridih
Tehsil headquarters Baloda Bazar 23 km
Nearest town Baloda Bāzār 23 km
Nearest railway station Nipania 41 km
District headquarters Raipur 90 km

Villages closest to Dongridih

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 Dongridih

As per the Census of India 2011, Dongridih village had a population of 1,207. That makes it the 61st largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,475 residents.

Dongridih village has 608 males and 599 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dongridih has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1010.

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

Dongridih covers 285.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Dongridih is Nipania, about 41 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 Dongridih.

Dongridih 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.

Dongridih is in Baloda Bazar tehsil of Raipur district. Baloda Bazar is about 23 km away. Baloda Bāzār is about 23 km away. Nipania is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Parsapali (under 2 km), Dongra (under 2 km) and Singhari (2.0 km).

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

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