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About Dongargan Village

Dongargan is a large village in Ashti tehsil, in the district of Bid, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,880, made up of 1,518 males and 1,362 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1813 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 414202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dongargan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dongargan village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Bid
Tehsil Ashti
Pincode 414202
Area (hectares) 1813 hectares
Population 2,880
Male Population 1,518
Female Population 1,362
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 897
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dongargan compares

By the 2011 count Dongargan is the 11th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,345 residents. Its 1813 hectares work out to about 1.6 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 927.

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 <5 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 69 km from Bid, and the nearest railway station is Satuna, about 16 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
Tehsil headquarters Ashti 6.7 km
Nearest railway station Satuna 16 km
Nearest town Pāthri 19 km
District headquarters Bid 69 km

Villages closest to Dongargan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ashti 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 2,880. That makes it the 11th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,345 residents.

Dongargan village has 1,518 males and 1,362 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dongargan has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 927.

The pincode recorded for Dongargan is 414202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dongargan covers 1813 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dongargan falls under Ashti tehsil of Bid district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dongargan is Satuna, about 16 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 <5 km distance for Dongargan.

Dongargan is about 69 km from Bid in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dongargan is in Ashti tehsil of Bid district. Ashti is about 6.7 km away. Satuna is about 16 km away. Pāthri is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bavi (2.7 km), Hivara (2.7 km) and Mandva (2.7 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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