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About Dongariya Village

Dongariya is a small village in Baihar tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 231, made up of 118 males and 113 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1401.01 hectares hectares.

Dongariya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dongariya village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Baihar
Area (hectares) 1401.01 hectares
Population 231
Male Population 118
Female Population 113
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dongariya compares

By the 2011 count Dongariya is the 235th largest of the 284 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 763 residents. Its 1401.01 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, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1032.

Getting to Dongariya

Dongariya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dongariya as Available within 10+ 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 Dongariya from other places

Dongariya lies about 36 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Dhapewara, about 34 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 Dongariya
Tehsil headquarters Baihar 22 km
Nearest town Malajkhand 26 km
Nearest railway station Dhapewara 34 km
District headquarters Balaghat 36 km

Villages closest to Dongariya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dongariya village had a population of 231. That makes it the 235th largest of the 284 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 763 residents.

Dongariya village has 118 males and 113 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dongariya has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1032.

Dongariya covers 1401.01 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.

Dongariya falls under Baihar tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dongariya is Dhapewara, about 34 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 km distance for Dongariya.

Dongariya is about 36 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dongariya is in Baihar tehsil of Balaghat district. Baihar is about 22 km away. Malajkhand is about 26 km away. Dhapewara is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mandwa (3.5 km), Bharri (3.7 km) and Hirri (3.8 km).

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

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