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About Dongariya Village

Dongariya is a large village in Simga tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,394, made up of 1,167 males and 1,227 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,051 females per 1000 males. The village covers 941.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dongariya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dongariya village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Simga
Pincode 493113
Area (hectares) 941.47 hectares
Population 2,394
Male Population 1,167
Female Population 1,227
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,051
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dongariya compares

By the 2011 count Dongariya is the 20th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents. Its 941.47 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Dongariya

Dongariya 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 Dongariya as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Dongariya from other places

Dongariya lies about 50 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Hathbandh, about 3.0 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 Dongariya
Nearest railway station Hathbandh 3.0 km
Nearest town Tilda Newra 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Simga 13 km
District headquarters Raipur 50 km

Villages closest to Dongariya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dongariya village had a population of 2,394. That makes it the 20th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents.

Dongariya village has 1,167 males and 1,227 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dongariya has about 1051 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Dongariya is 493113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dongariya covers 941.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dongariya falls under Simga tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Dongariya is Hathbandh, about 3.0 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 village for Dongariya.

Dongariya is about 50 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dongariya is in Simga tehsil of Raipur district. Hathbandh is about 3.0 km away. Tilda Newra is about 11 km away. Simga is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sitapar (2.0 km), Lawar (2.4 km) and Hathband (3.4 km).

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

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