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About Dongarkatta Village

Dongarkatta is a mid sized village in Bhanupratappur tehsil, in the district of Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 713, made up of 338 males and 375 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,109 females per 1000 males. The village covers 413.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494670, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dongarkatta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dongarkatta village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Uttar Bastar Kanker
Tehsil Bhanupratappur
Pincode 494670
Area (hectares) 413.03 hectares
Population 713
Male Population 338
Female Population 375
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,109
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dongarkatta compares

By the 2011 count Dongarkatta is the 44th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 787 residents. Its 413.03 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1044.

Getting to Dongarkatta

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

Dongarkatta lies about 10 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker. 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 Dongarkatta
District headquarters Uttar Bastar Kanker 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhanupratappur 12 km
Nearest town Dalli Rājhara 29 km

Villages closest to Dongarkatta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dongarkatta village had a population of 713. That makes it the 44th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 787 residents.

Dongarkatta village has 338 males and 375 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dongarkatta has about 1109 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1044.

The pincode recorded for Dongarkatta is 494670. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dongarkatta covers 413.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dongarkatta falls under Bhanupratappur tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Dongarkatta notes the nearest railway station 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 Dongarkatta.

Dongarkatta is about 10 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dongarkatta is in Bhanupratappur tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. Uttar Bastar Kanker is about 10 km away. Bhanupratappur is about 12 km away. Dalli Rājhara is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhondiya (1.5 km), Jampara (1.7 km) and Bayanar (1.9 km).

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

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