About Dongo Village

Dongo is a small village in Bengabad tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 392, made up of 194 males and 198 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,021 females per 1000 males. The village covers 222 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815316, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dongo Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dongo village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Tehsil	Bengabad
Pincode	815316
Area (hectares)	222 hectares
Population	392
Male Population	194
Female Population	198
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,021
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dongo compares

By the 2011 count Dongo is the 137th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 677 residents. Its 222 hectares work out to about 1.8 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 943.

Getting to Dongo

Dongo is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dongo as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Dongo from other places

Dongo lies about 18 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Jamua, about 14 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 Dongo
Tehsil headquarters	Bengabad	8.4 km
Nearest railway station	Jamua	14 km
District headquarters	Giridih	18 km

Villages closest to Dongo

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

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Common questions about Dongo

As per the Census of India 2011, Dongo village had a population of 392. That makes it the 137th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 677 residents.

Dongo village has 194 males and 198 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dongo has about 1021 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Dongo is 815316. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dongo covers 222 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dongo falls under Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dongo is Jamua, about 14 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dongo.

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

Dongo is in Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district. Bengabad is about 8.4 km away. Jamua is about 14 km away. Giridih is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.