Skip to main content

About Dongargaon Village

Dongargaon is a large village in Mhow tehsil, in the district of Indore, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,091, made up of 1,597 males and 1,494 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 329.29 hectares hectares.

Dongargaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dongargaon village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Indore
Tehsil Mhow
Area (hectares) 329.29 hectares
Population 3,091
Male Population 1,597
Female Population 1,494
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dongargaon compares

By the 2011 count Dongargaon is the 18th largest of the 161 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,418 residents. Its 329.29 hectares work out to about 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Dongargaon

Dongargaon is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Dongargaon as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 22 km from Indore, and the nearest railway station is Dr. Ambedkar Nagar, about 3.3 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
Tehsil headquarters Mhow 3.0 km
Nearest railway station Dr. Ambedkar Nagar 3.3 km
District headquarters Indore 22 km

Villages closest to Dongargaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mhow 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 3,091. That makes it the 18th largest of the 161 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,418 residents.

Dongargaon village has 1,597 males and 1,494 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dongargaon has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

Dongargaon covers 329.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dongargaon falls under Mhow tehsil of Indore district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dongargaon is Dr. Ambedkar Nagar, about 3.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Dongargaon.

Dongargaon is about 22 km from Indore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dongargaon is in Mhow tehsil of Indore district. Mhow is about 3.0 km away. Dr. Ambedkar Nagar is about 3.3 km away. Indore is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gawali Palasya (1.7 km), Richhabardi (2.3 km) and Mahudiya Buzurg (3.0 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.

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.

See All