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About Dongri Village

Dongri is a mid sized village in Ankola tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 660, made up of 335 males and 325 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3253.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581314, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dongri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dongri village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Ankola
Pincode 581314
Area (hectares) 3253.61 hectares
Population 660
Male Population 335
Female Population 325
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dongri compares

By the 2011 count Dongri is the 37th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 979 residents. Its 3253.61 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Dongri

Dongri 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 Dongri as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Dongri from other places

Dongri lies about 8.0 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Ankola, about 25 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 Dongri
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 8.0 km
Nearest railway station Ankola 25 km

Villages closest to Dongri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dongri village had a population of 660. That makes it the 37th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 979 residents.

Dongri village has 335 males and 325 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dongri has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Dongri is 581314. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dongri covers 3253.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dongri falls under Ankola tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Dongri is Ankola, about 25 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 within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dongri.

Dongri is about 8.0 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dongri is in Ankola tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Uttara Kannada is about 8.0 km away. Ankola is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sunksal (2.5 km), Heggarnikotebavi (3.8 km) and Heggar (4.1 km).

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

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