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About Dongargaon Village

Dongargaon is a small village in Chimur tehsil, in the district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 266, made up of 129 males and 137 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,062 females per 1000 males. The village covers 427.67 hectares hectares.

Dongargaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dongargaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Chandrapur
Tehsil Chimur
Area (hectares) 427.67 hectares
Population 266
Male Population 129
Female Population 137
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,062
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dongargaon compares

By the 2011 count Dongargaon is the 128th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,013 residents. Its 427.67 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Dongargaon

Dongargaon is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dongargaon as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Dongargaon from other places

Dongargaon lies about 72 km from Chandrapur, and the nearest railway station is Bhiwapur, about 26 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
Tehsil headquarters Chimur 12 km
Nearest railway station Bhiwapur 26 km
Nearest town Umred 29 km
District headquarters Chandrapur 72 km

Villages closest to Dongargaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dongargaon village had a population of 266. That makes it the 128th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,013 residents.

Dongargaon village has 129 males and 137 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dongargaon has about 1062 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 964.

Dongargaon covers 427.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dongargaon falls under Chimur tehsil of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dongargaon is Bhiwapur, about 26 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dongargaon.

Dongargaon is about 72 km from Chandrapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dongargaon is in Chimur tehsil of Chandrapur district. Chimur is about 12 km away. Bhiwapur is about 26 km away. Umred is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dongargaon Banji (under 2 km), Dongargaon Chak (under 2 km) and Dongargaon Kalu (under 2 km).

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

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