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About Dongarpur Village

Dongarpur is a mid sized village in Bhitarwar tehsil, in the district of Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,010, made up of 562 males and 448 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 797 females per 1000 males. The village covers 551.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 475220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dongarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dongarpur village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Gwalior
Tehsil Bhitarwar
Pincode 475220
Area (hectares) 551.23 hectares
Population 1,010
Male Population 562
Female Population 448
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 797
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dongarpur compares

By the 2011 count Dongarpur is the 35th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,144 residents. Its 551.23 hectares work out to about 1.8 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 864.

Getting to Dongarpur

Dongarpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dongarpur 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 Dongarpur from other places

Dongarpur lies about 50 km from Gwalior, and the nearest railway station is Mohana, about 22 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 Bhitarwar 15 km
Nearest railway station Mohana 22 km
Nearest town Dabra 38 km
District headquarters Gwalior 50 km

Villages closest to Dongarpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhitarwar 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 1,010. That makes it the 35th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,144 residents.

Dongarpur village has 562 males and 448 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dongarpur has about 797 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 864.

The pincode recorded for Dongarpur is 475220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dongarpur covers 551.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dongarpur falls under Bhitarwar tehsil of Gwalior district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dongarpur is Mohana, about 22 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 Dongarpur.

Dongarpur is about 50 km from Gwalior in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dongarpur is in Bhitarwar tehsil of Gwalior district. Bhitarwar is about 15 km away. Mohana is about 22 km away. Dabra is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gajna (under 2 km), Bajna (1.7 km) and Mundhari (1.8 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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