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About Dongarpur Village

Dongarpur is a small village in Seondha tehsil, in the district of Datia, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 252, made up of 142 males and 110 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 775 females per 1000 males. The village covers 232.1 hectares hectares.

Dongarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dongarpur village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Datia
Tehsil Seondha
Area (hectares) 232.1 hectares
Population 252
Male Population 142
Female Population 110
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 775
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dongarpur compares

By the 2011 count Dongarpur is the 81st largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 970 residents. Its 232.1 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 829.

Getting to Dongarpur

Dongarpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dongarpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 51 km from Datia, and the nearest railway station is Simariatal, about 40 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
Tehsil headquarters Seondha 14 km
Nearest railway station Simariatal 40 km
District headquarters Datia 51 km

Villages closest to Dongarpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Seondha 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 252. That makes it the 81st largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 970 residents.

Dongarpur village has 142 males and 110 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dongarpur has about 775 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 829.

Dongarpur covers 232.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dongarpur falls under Seondha tehsil of Datia district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dongarpur is Simariatal, about 40 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dongarpur.

Dongarpur is about 51 km from Datia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dongarpur is in Seondha tehsil of Datia district. Seondha is about 14 km away. Simariatal is about 40 km away. Datia is about 51 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Basaimalak (under 2 km), Chitai (under 2 km) and Atreta (2.4 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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