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About Dongarpur Village

Dongarpur is a small village in Vijaypur tehsil, in the district of Sheopur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 189, made up of 108 males and 81 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 750 females per 1000 males. The village covers 170 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 476332, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dongarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dongarpur village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sheopur
Tehsil Vijaypur
Pincode 476332
Area (hectares) 170 hectares
Population 189
Male Population 108
Female Population 81
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 750
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dongarpur compares

By the 2011 count Dongarpur is the 87th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents. Its 170 hectares work out to about 1.1 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 846.

Getting to Dongarpur

Dongarpur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dongarpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Dongarpur from other places

Dongarpur lies about 87 km from Sheopur, and the nearest railway station is Rampahari, about 10 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 Dongarpur
Tehsil headquarters Vijaypur 9.5 km
Nearest railway station Rampahari 10 km
Nearest town Sabalgarh 13 km
District headquarters Sheopur 87 km

Villages closest to Dongarpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dongarpur village had a population of 189. That makes it the 87th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents.

Dongarpur village has 108 males and 81 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dongarpur has about 750 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 846.

The pincode recorded for Dongarpur is 476332. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dongarpur covers 170 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.

Dongarpur falls under Vijaypur tehsil of Sheopur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dongarpur is Rampahari, about 10 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dongarpur.

Dongarpur is about 87 km from Sheopur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dongarpur is in Vijaypur tehsil of Sheopur district. Vijaypur is about 9.5 km away. Rampahari is about 10 km away. Sabalgarh is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bichpuri (2.2 km), Mewra (2.6 km) and Gohara (2.6 km).

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

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