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About Dongarpur Village

Dongarpur is a mid sized village in Multai tehsil, in the district of Betul, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 626, made up of 322 males and 304 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 477.84 hectares hectares.

Dongarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dongarpur village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Betul
Tehsil Multai
Area (hectares) 477.84 hectares
Population 626
Male Population 322
Female Population 304
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
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 Dongarpur compares

By the 2011 count Dongarpur is the 150th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,036 residents. Its 477.84 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 999.

Getting to Dongarpur

Dongarpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dongarpur 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 Dongarpur from other places

Dongarpur lies about 16 km from Betul, and the nearest railway station is Barsali, about 11 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 Dongarpur
Nearest railway station Barsali 11 km
District headquarters Betul 16 km
Nearest town Betūl 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Multai 25 km

Villages closest to Dongarpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dongarpur village had a population of 626. That makes it the 150th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,036 residents.

Dongarpur village has 322 males and 304 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dongarpur has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 999.

Dongarpur covers 477.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dongarpur falls under Multai tehsil of Betul district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dongarpur is Barsali, about 11 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 Dongarpur.

Dongarpur is about 16 km from Betul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dongarpur is in Multai tehsil of Betul district. Barsali is about 11 km away. Betul is about 16 km away. Betūl is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kanha Khapa (3.6 km), Human Behara (4.7 km) and Nimanwada (7.7 km).

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

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