About Dongargaon Village

Dongargaon is a mid sized village in Balapur tehsil, in the district of Akola, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,622, made up of 844 males and 778 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1298 hectares hectares.

Dongargaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dongargaon village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Akola
Tehsil	Balapur
Area (hectares)	1298 hectares
Population	1,622
Male Population	844
Female Population	778
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	922
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dongargaon compares

By the 2011 count Dongargaon is the 23rd largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,646 residents. Its 1298 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Dongargaon

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

Dongargaon lies about 26 km from Akola, and the nearest railway station is Shri Kshetra Nagjhari, about 4.7 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 Dongargaon
Nearest railway station	Shri Kshetra Nagjhari	4.7 km
Nearest town	Shegaon	7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Balapur	15 km
District headquarters	Akola	26 km

Villages closest to Dongargaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dongargaon village had a population of 1,622. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,646 residents.

Dongargaon village has 844 males and 778 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dongargaon has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 937.

Dongargaon covers 1298 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dongargaon falls under Balapur tehsil of Akola district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dongargaon is Shri Kshetra Nagjhari, about 4.7 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 Dongargaon.

Dongargaon is about 26 km from Akola in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dongargaon is in Balapur tehsil of Akola district. Shri Kshetra Nagjhari is about 4.7 km away. Shegaon is about 7.5 km away. Balapur is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.