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About Dongargaon Village

Dongargaon is a mid sized village in Rajura tehsil, in the district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,279, made up of 669 males and 610 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1879.52 hectares hectares.

Dongargaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dongargaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Chandrapur
Tehsil Rajura
Area (hectares) 1879.52 hectares
Population 1,279
Male Population 669
Female Population 610
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within village
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 25th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,033 residents. Its 1879.52 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Dongargaon

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

Dongargaon lies about 41 km from Chandrapur, and the nearest railway station is Wirur, about 4.3 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
Nearest railway station Wirur 4.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajura 21 km
Nearest town Rājūra 21 km
District headquarters Chandrapur 41 km

Villages closest to Dongargaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rajura 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 1,279. That makes it the 25th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,033 residents.

Dongargaon village has 669 males and 610 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dongargaon has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 956.

Dongargaon covers 1879.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dongargaon falls under Rajura tehsil of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dongargaon is Wirur, about 4.3 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 Dongargaon.

Dongargaon is about 41 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 Rajura tehsil of Chandrapur district. Wirur is about 4.3 km away. Rajura is about 21 km away. Rājūra is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Subai (under 2 km), Chinchala (2.4 km) and Kelzar (3.5 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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