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About Dongargaon Village

Dongargaon is a mid sized village in Manawar tehsil, in the district of Dhar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 741, made up of 375 males and 366 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 143.84 hectares hectares.

Dongargaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dongargaon village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Dhar
Tehsil Manawar
Area (hectares) 143.84 hectares
Population 741
Male Population 375
Female Population 366
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 976
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dongargaon compares

By the 2011 count Dongargaon is the 145th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,422 residents. Its 143.84 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 987.

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 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Dongargaon from other places

Dongargaon lies about 61 km from Dhar, and the nearest railway station is Hathi gate station, about 30 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 town Barwāni 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Manawar 17 km
Nearest railway station Hathi gate station 30 km
District headquarters Dhar 61 km

Villages closest to Dongargaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Manawar 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 741. That makes it the 145th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,422 residents.

Dongargaon village has 375 males and 366 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dongargaon has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 987.

Dongargaon covers 143.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dongargaon falls under Manawar tehsil of Dhar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dongargaon is Hathi gate station, about 30 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 village for Dongargaon.

Dongargaon is about 61 km from Dhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dongargaon is in Manawar tehsil of Dhar district. Barwāni is about 14 km away. Manawar is about 17 km away. Hathi gate station is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pipaltoka (under 2 km), Koswada (1.6 km) and Mandwi (2.0 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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