About Dongaon Village

Dongaon is one of the larger villages in Mehkar tehsil, in the district of Buldana, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 18,012, made up of 9,323 males and 8,689 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3753 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 443303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dongaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dongaon village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Buldana
Tehsil	Mehkar
Pincode	443303
Area (hectares)	3753 hectares
Population	18,012
Male Population	9,323
Female Population	8,689
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	932
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dongaon compares

By the 2011 count Dongaon is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,608 residents. Its 3753 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Dongaon

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

Dongaon lies about 68 km from Buldana, and the nearest railway station is Jaulka, about 39 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 Dongaon
Tehsil headquarters	Mehkar	16 km
Nearest railway station	Jaulka	39 km
District headquarters	Buldana	68 km

Villages closest to Dongaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dongaon village had a population of 18,012. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,608 residents.

Dongaon village has 9,323 males and 8,689 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dongaon has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 932.

The pincode recorded for Dongaon is 443303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dongaon covers 3753 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dongaon falls under Mehkar tehsil of Buldana district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dongaon is Jaulka, about 39 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 village for Dongaon.

Dongaon is about 68 km from Buldana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dongaon is in Mehkar tehsil of Buldana district. Mehkar is about 16 km away. Jaulka is about 39 km away. Buldana is about 68 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.