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About Dongor Village

Dongor is a small village in Sanguem tehsil, in the district of South Goa, Goa. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 39, made up of 13 males and 26 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 2,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 789 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 403704, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dongor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dongor village
Description Value
State Goa
District South Goa
Tehsil Sanguem
Pincode 403704
Area (hectares) 789 hectares
Population 39
Male Population 13
Female Population 26
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 2,000
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dongor compares

By the 2011 count Dongor is the 40th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,191 residents. Its 789 hectares work out to about 0.0 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 1010.

Getting to Dongor

Dongor is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dongor as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Dongor from other places

Dongor lies about 18 km from South Goa, and the nearest railway station is Suravali, about 2.9 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 Dongor
Nearest town Madgaon under 2 km
Nearest railway station Suravali 2.9 km
District headquarters South Goa 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Sanguem 21 km

Villages closest to Dongor

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dongor village had a population of 39. That makes it the 40th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,191 residents.

Dongor village has 13 males and 26 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dongor has about 2000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Dongor is 403704. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dongor covers 789 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dongor falls under Sanguem tehsil of South Goa district in Goa.

The nearest railway station to Dongor is Suravali, about 2.9 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 within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dongor.

Dongor is about 18 km from South Goa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dongor is in Sanguem tehsil of South Goa district. Madgaon is about under 2 km away. Suravali is about 2.9 km away. South Goa is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Xelpem (14 km), Sanvordem (17 km) and Comproi (19 km).

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

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