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About Dongargaon Kalu Village

Dongargaon Kalu is a small village in Chimur tehsil, in the district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 79, made up of 39 males and 40 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,026 females per 1000 males. The village covers 142.09 hectares hectares.

Dongargaon Kalu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dongargaon Kalu village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Chandrapur
Tehsil Chimur
Area (hectares) 142.09 hectares
Population 79
Male Population 39
Female Population 40
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,026
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dongargaon Kalu compares

By the 2011 count Dongargaon Kalu is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,013 residents. Its 142.09 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 Kalu

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

Dongargaon Kalu 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 Kalu
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 Kalu

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 Kalu

As per the Census of India 2011, Dongargaon Kalu village had a population of 79. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,013 residents.

Dongargaon Kalu village has 39 males and 40 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dongargaon Kalu has about 1026 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 964.

Dongargaon Kalu covers 142.09 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 Kalu falls under Chimur tehsil of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dongargaon Kalu 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 10+ km distance for Dongargaon Kalu.

Dongargaon Kalu 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 Kalu 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 (under 2 km), Dongargaon Banji (under 2 km) and Dongargaon Chak (under 2 km).

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

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