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About Dongargaon Village

Dongargaon is a small village in Bhikangaon tehsil, in the district of Khargone, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 362, made up of 196 males and 166 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 847 females per 1000 males. The village covers 361.06 hectares hectares.

Dongargaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dongargaon village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Khargone
Tehsil Bhikangaon
Area (hectares) 361.06 hectares
Population 362
Male Population 196
Female Population 166
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 847
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 Dongargaon compares

By the 2011 count Dongargaon is the 114th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,358 residents. Its 361.06 hectares work out to about 1.0 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 978.

Getting to Dongargaon

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

Dongargaon lies about 10 km from Khargone, and the nearest railway station is Sanawad, about 52 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
District headquarters Khargone 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhikangaon 30 km
Nearest railway station Sanawad 52 km

Villages closest to Dongargaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhikangaon 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 362. That makes it the 114th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,358 residents.

Dongargaon village has 196 males and 166 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dongargaon has about 847 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 978.

Dongargaon covers 361.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dongargaon falls under Bhikangaon tehsil of Khargone district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dongargaon is Sanawad, about 52 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 Dongargaon.

Dongargaon is about 10 km from Khargone in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dongargaon is in Bhikangaon tehsil of Khargone district. Khargone is about 10 km away. Bhikangaon is about 30 km away. Sanawad is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gawat Khedi (6.6 km), Mehtya Khedi (6.6 km) and Nuriya Khedi (6.6 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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