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About Dongariya Village

Dongariya is a mid sized village in Paraswada tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,794, made up of 862 males and 932 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,081 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1072.48 hectares hectares.

Dongariya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dongariya village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Paraswada
Area (hectares) 1072.48 hectares
Population 1,794
Male Population 862
Female Population 932
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,081
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 Dongariya compares

By the 2011 count Dongariya is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 626 residents. Its 1072.48 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1052.

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 <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 Dongariya from other places

Dongariya lies about 7.7 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Kaydi Halt, about 3.0 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
Nearest railway station Kaydi Halt 3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Paraswada 7.7 km
District headquarters Balaghat 7.7 km
Nearest town Bālāghāt 7.7 km

Villages closest to Dongariya

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Paraswada 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 1,794. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 626 residents.

Dongariya village has 862 males and 932 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dongariya has about 1081 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1052.

Dongariya covers 1072.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Dongariya is Kaydi Halt, about 3.0 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 Dongariya.

Dongariya is about 7.7 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 Paraswada tehsil of Balaghat district. Kaydi Halt is about 3.0 km away. Paraswada is about 7.7 km away. Balaghat is about 7.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kanai (3.9 km), Ahamadpur (6.5 km) and Madanpur Basti (6.8 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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