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About Dongargaon Village

Dongargaon is a mid sized village in Ghughari tehsil, in the district of Mandla, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 999, made up of 489 males and 510 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,043 females per 1000 males. The village covers 558.16 hectares hectares.

Dongargaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dongargaon village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Mandla
Tehsil Ghughari
Area (hectares) 558.16 hectares
Population 999
Male Population 489
Female Population 510
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,043
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 73rd largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 954 residents. Its 558.16 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1048.

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 78 km from Mandla, and the nearest railway station is Devri P.H., about 19 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 railway station Devri P.H. 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghughari 25 km
Nearest town Gotegaon 29 km
District headquarters Mandla 78 km

Villages closest to Dongargaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ghughari 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 999. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 954 residents.

Dongargaon village has 489 males and 510 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dongargaon has about 1043 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1048.

Dongargaon covers 558.16 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.

Dongargaon falls under Ghughari tehsil of Mandla district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dongargaon is Devri P.H., about 19 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 78 km from Mandla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dongargaon is in Ghughari tehsil of Mandla district. Devri P.H. is about 19 km away. Ghughari is about 25 km away. Gotegaon is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mohgaon (11 km), Mohgaon Ryt (11 km) and Bamhani (12 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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