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About Dongargaon Maske Village

Dongargaon Maske is a mid sized village in Sawali tehsil, in the district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 952, made up of 498 males and 454 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 460.13 hectares hectares.

Dongargaon Maske Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dongargaon Maske village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Chandrapur
Tehsil Sawali
Area (hectares) 460.13 hectares
Population 952
Male Population 498
Female Population 454
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dongargaon Maske compares

By the 2011 count Dongargaon Maske is the 41st largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,148 residents. Its 460.13 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Dongargaon Maske

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

Dongargaon Maske lies about 104 km from Chandrapur, and the nearest railway station is Kosai, about 12 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 Maske
Nearest railway station Kosai 12 km
Nearest town Kinwat 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Sawali 32 km
District headquarters Chandrapur 104 km

Villages closest to Dongargaon Maske

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dongargaon Maske village had a population of 952. That makes it the 41st largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,148 residents.

Dongargaon Maske village has 498 males and 454 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dongargaon Maske has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 991.

Dongargaon Maske covers 460.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dongargaon Maske falls under Sawali tehsil of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dongargaon Maske is Kosai, about 12 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 <5 km distance for Dongargaon Maske.

Dongargaon Maske is about 104 km from Chandrapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dongargaon Maske is in Sawali tehsil of Chandrapur district. Kosai is about 12 km away. Kinwat is about 19 km away. Sawali is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Belgaon (2.9 km), Hirapur (6.2 km) and Umri (16 km).

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

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