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About Dongari Bk Village

Dongari Bk is a mid sized village in Tumsar tehsil, in the district of Bhandara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,925, made up of 951 males and 974 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,024 females per 1000 males. The village covers 576.05 hectares hectares.

Dongari Bk Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dongari Bk village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Bhandara
Tehsil Tumsar
Area (hectares) 576.05 hectares
Population 1,925
Male Population 951
Female Population 974
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,024
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Dongari Bk compares

By the 2011 count Dongari Bk is the 26th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents. Its 576.05 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Dongari Bk

Dongari Bk is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Dongari Bk 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dongari Bk from other places

Dongari Bk lies about 47 km from Bhandara, 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 Dongari Bk
Nearest railway station Dongri Buzurg 5.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Tumsar 22 km
District headquarters Bhandara 47 km

Villages closest to Dongari Bk

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tumsar 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 Dongari Bk

As per the Census of India 2011, Dongari Bk village had a population of 1,925. That makes it the 26th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents.

Dongari Bk village has 951 males and 974 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dongari Bk has about 1024 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 997.

Dongari Bk covers 576.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dongari Bk falls under Tumsar tehsil of Bhandara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dongari Bk is Dongri Buzurg, about 5.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dongari Bk.

Dongari Bk is about 47 km from Bhandara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dongari Bk is in Tumsar tehsil of Bhandara district. Dongri Buzurg is about 5.5 km away. Tumsar is about 22 km away. Bhandara is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ashti (under 2 km), Naka Dongari (1.6 km) and Rajapur (2.7 km).

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

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