About Dongapur Village

Dongapur is a large village in Bhalki tehsil, in the district of Bidar, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,646, made up of 2,422 males and 2,224 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2941.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585328, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dongapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dongapur village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Bidar
Tehsil	Bhalki
Pincode	585328
Area (hectares)	2941.23 hectares
Population	4,646
Male Population	2,422
Female Population	2,224
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	918
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dongapur compares

By the 2011 count Dongapur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,826 residents. Its 2941.23 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Dongapur

Dongapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dongapur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dongapur from other places

Dongapur lies about 40 km from Bidar, and the nearest railway station is Kalagapura, about 4.5 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 Dongapur
Nearest railway station	Kalagapura	4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bhalki	9.3 km
Nearest town	Bhālki	9.3 km
District headquarters	Bidar	40 km

Villages closest to Dongapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dongapur village had a population of 4,646. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,826 residents.

Dongapur village has 2,422 males and 2,224 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dongapur has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Dongapur is 585328. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dongapur covers 2941.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dongapur falls under Bhalki tehsil of Bidar district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Dongapur is Kalagapura, about 4.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Dongapur.

Dongapur is about 40 km from Bidar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dongapur is in Bhalki tehsil of Bidar district. Kalagapura is about 4.5 km away. Bhalki is about 9.3 km away. Bhālki is about 9.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.