About Dongarwadi Village

Dongarwadi is a mid sized village in Akola tehsil, in the district of Ahmadnagar, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 538, made up of 278 males and 260 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 392.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 422604, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dongarwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dongarwadi village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Ahmadnagar
Tehsil	Akola
Pincode	422604
Area (hectares)	392.64 hectares
Population	538
Male Population	278
Female Population	260
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	935
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dongarwadi compares

By the 2011 count Dongarwadi is the 164th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,484 residents. Its 392.64 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Dongarwadi

Dongarwadi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dongarwadi as Available within village. 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 Dongarwadi from other places

Dongarwadi lies about 129 km from Ahmadnagar, and the nearest railway station is Dongri Buzurg, about 5.5 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 Dongarwadi
Nearest railway station	Dongri Buzurg	5.5 km
Nearest town	Tumsar	22 km
Tehsil headquarters	Akola	30 km
District headquarters	Ahmadnagar	129 km

Villages closest to Dongarwadi

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

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Common questions about Dongarwadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Dongarwadi village had a population of 538. That makes it the 164th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,484 residents.

Dongarwadi village has 278 males and 260 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dongarwadi has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Dongarwadi is 422604. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dongarwadi covers 392.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dongarwadi falls under Akola tehsil of Ahmadnagar district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dongarwadi is Dongri Buzurg, about 5.5 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dongarwadi.

Dongarwadi is about 129 km from Ahmadnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dongarwadi is in Akola tehsil of Ahmadnagar district. Dongri Buzurg is about 5.5 km away. Tumsar is about 22 km away. Akola is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.