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About Dongargan Village

Dongargan is a large village in Nagar tehsil, in the district of Ahmadnagar, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,701, made up of 1,425 males and 1,276 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1376 hectares hectares.

Dongargan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dongargan village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ahmadnagar
Tehsil Nagar
Area (hectares) 1376 hectares
Population 2,701
Male Population 1,425
Female Population 1,276
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 895
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dongargan compares

By the 2011 count Dongargan is the 34th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,422 residents. Its 1376 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Dongargan

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

Dongargan lies about 15 km from Ahmadnagar, and the nearest railway station is Katol, about 4.8 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 Dongargan
Nearest town Kātol 4.0 km
Nearest railway station Katol 4.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Nagar 15 km
District headquarters Ahmadnagar 15 km

Villages closest to Dongargan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dongargan village had a population of 2,701. That makes it the 34th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,422 residents.

Dongargan village has 1,425 males and 1,276 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dongargan has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 929.

Dongargan covers 1376 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dongargan falls under Nagar tehsil of Ahmadnagar district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dongargan is Katol, about 4.8 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 Dongargan.

Dongargan is about 15 km from Ahmadnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dongargan is in Nagar tehsil of Ahmadnagar district. Kātol is about 4.0 km away. Katol is about 4.8 km away. Nagar is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhoyare Pathar (2.1 km), Jakhangaon (6.0 km) and Khandala (7.2 km).

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

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