About Dongargaon Village

Dongargaon is a mid sized village in Jiwati tehsil, in the district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 551, made up of 271 males and 280 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,033 females per 1000 males. The village covers 242.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 442908, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dongargaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dongargaon village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Chandrapur
Tehsil	Jiwati
Pincode	442908
Area (hectares)	242.77 hectares
Population	551
Male Population	271
Female Population	280
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,033
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dongargaon compares

By the 2011 count Dongargaon is the 41st largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 740 residents. Its 242.77 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Dongargaon

Dongargaon is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dongargaon as Available within 10+ 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 from other places

Dongargaon lies about 54 km from Chandrapur, and the nearest railway station is Mukutban, about 20 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	Jiwati	18 km
Nearest railway station	Mukutban	20 km
Nearest town	Chāndur	30 km
District headquarters	Chandrapur	54 km

Villages closest to Dongargaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dongargaon village had a population of 551. That makes it the 41st largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 740 residents.

Dongargaon village has 271 males and 280 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dongargaon has about 1033 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Dongargaon is 442908. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dongargaon covers 242.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dongargaon falls under Jiwati tehsil of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dongargaon is Mukutban, about 20 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dongargaon.

Dongargaon is about 54 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 Jiwati tehsil of Chandrapur district. Jiwati is about 18 km away. Mukutban is about 20 km away. Chāndur is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.