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About Dongarkhedi Village

Dongarkhedi is a mid sized village in Shamgarh tehsil, in the district of Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 553, made up of 266 males and 287 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,079 females per 1000 males. The village covers 375 hectares hectares.

Dongarkhedi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dongarkhedi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Mandsaur
Tehsil Shamgarh
Area (hectares) 375 hectares
Population 553
Male Population 266
Female Population 287
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,079
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dongarkhedi compares

By the 2011 count Dongarkhedi is the 69th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,079 residents. Its 375 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Dongarkhedi

Dongarkhedi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dongarkhedi as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dongarkhedi from other places

Dongarkhedi lies about 52 km from Mandsaur, and the nearest railway station is Hanspura, about 7.7 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 Dongarkhedi
Tehsil headquarters Shamgarh 7.6 km
Nearest town Shāmgarh 7.6 km
Nearest railway station Hanspura 7.7 km
District headquarters Mandsaur 52 km

Villages closest to Dongarkhedi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shamgarh 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 Dongarkhedi

As per the Census of India 2011, Dongarkhedi village had a population of 553. That makes it the 69th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,079 residents.

Dongarkhedi village has 266 males and 287 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dongarkhedi has about 1079 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 963.

Dongarkhedi covers 375 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dongarkhedi falls under Shamgarh tehsil of Mandsaur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dongarkhedi is Hanspura, about 7.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dongarkhedi.

Dongarkhedi is about 52 km from Mandsaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dongarkhedi is in Shamgarh tehsil of Mandsaur district. Shamgarh is about 7.6 km away. Shāmgarh is about 7.6 km away. Hanspura is about 7.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Deori (2.2 km), Makdichaoda (2.4 km) and Kurawan (2.9 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Dongarkhedi today is likely to be higher.

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