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About Dongargaon Village

Dongargaon is a mid sized village in Waraseoni tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,102, made up of 564 males and 538 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 337.99 hectares hectares.

Dongargaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dongargaon village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Waraseoni
Area (hectares) 337.99 hectares
Population 1,102
Male Population 564
Female Population 538
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dongargaon compares

By the 2011 count Dongargaon is the 57th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents. Its 337.99 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1019.

Getting to Dongargaon

Dongargaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dongargaon as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Dongargaon from other places

Dongargaon lies about 14 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Waraseoni, about 7.3 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 Dongargaon
Nearest railway station Waraseoni 7.3 km
Nearest town Wārāseonī 7.5 km
District headquarters Balaghat 14 km

Villages closest to Dongargaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dongargaon village had a population of 1,102. That makes it the 57th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents.

Dongargaon village has 564 males and 538 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dongargaon has about 954 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 1019.

Dongargaon covers 337.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dongargaon falls under Waraseoni tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dongargaon is Waraseoni, about 7.3 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dongargaon.

Dongargaon is about 14 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dongargaon is in Waraseoni tehsil of Balaghat district. Waraseoni is about 7.3 km away. Wārāseonī is about 7.5 km away. Balaghat is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Maharajpur (2.0 km), Mendki (2.1 km) and Jhadgaon (2.6 km).

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

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