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About Dongaritola Village

Dongaritola is a mid sized village in Jaitpur tehsil, in the district of Shahdol, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 611, made up of 296 males and 315 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,064 females per 1000 males. The village covers 556.33 hectares hectares.

Dongaritola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dongaritola village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shahdol
Tehsil Jaitpur
Area (hectares) 556.33 hectares
Population 611
Male Population 296
Female Population 315
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,064
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dongaritola compares

By the 2011 count Dongaritola is the 100th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 879 residents. Its 556.33 hectares work out to about 1.1 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 1020.

Getting to Dongaritola

Dongaritola is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dongaritola 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dongaritola from other places

Dongaritola lies about 128 km from Shahdol, and the nearest railway station is Gwarighat, about 21 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 Dongaritola
Nearest railway station Gwarighat 21 km
Nearest town Jabalpur 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaitpur 26 km
District headquarters Shahdol 128 km

Villages closest to Dongaritola

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dongaritola village had a population of 611. That makes it the 100th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 879 residents.

Dongaritola village has 296 males and 315 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dongaritola has about 1064 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

Dongaritola covers 556.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dongaritola falls under Jaitpur tehsil of Shahdol district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dongaritola is Gwarighat, about 21 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dongaritola.

Dongaritola is about 128 km from Shahdol in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dongaritola is in Jaitpur tehsil of Shahdol district. Gwarighat is about 21 km away. Jabalpur is about 22 km away. Jaitpur is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dongariya Tola (under 2 km), Malaya (2.3 km) and Khairhani (8.8 km).

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

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