About Dongar Shewali Village

Dongar Shewali is a large village in Chikhli tehsil, in the district of Buldana, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,253, made up of 1,641 males and 1,612 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2175.42 hectares hectares.

Dongar Shewali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dongar Shewali village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Buldana
Tehsil	Chikhli
Area (hectares)	2175.42 hectares
Population	3,253
Male Population	1,641
Female Population	1,612
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	982
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dongar Shewali compares

By the 2011 count Dongar Shewali is the 13th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,711 residents. Its 2175.42 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Dongar Shewali

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

Dongar Shewali lies about 16 km from Buldana, and the nearest railway station is Khamgaon, about 38 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 Dongar Shewali
Tehsil headquarters	Chikhli	14 km
District headquarters	Buldana	16 km
Nearest railway station	Khamgaon	38 km

Villages closest to Dongar Shewali

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chikhli 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 Dongar Shewali

As per the Census of India 2011, Dongar Shewali village had a population of 3,253. That makes it the 13th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,711 residents.

Dongar Shewali village has 1,641 males and 1,612 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dongar Shewali has about 982 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 932.

Dongar Shewali covers 2175.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dongar Shewali falls under Chikhli tehsil of Buldana district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dongar Shewali is Khamgaon, about 38 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 Dongar Shewali.

Dongar Shewali is about 16 km from Buldana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dongar Shewali is in Chikhli tehsil of Buldana district. Chikhli is about 14 km away. Buldana is about 16 km away. Khamgaon is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.