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About Dongargaon Salodkar Village

Dongargaon Salodkar is a mid sized village in Sindewahi tehsil, in the district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,225, made up of 630 males and 595 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 461.77 hectares hectares.

Dongargaon Salodkar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dongargaon Salodkar village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Chandrapur
Tehsil Sindewahi
Area (hectares) 461.77 hectares
Population 1,225
Male Population 630
Female Population 595
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dongargaon Salodkar compares

By the 2011 count Dongargaon Salodkar is the 21st largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,164 residents. Its 461.77 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Dongargaon Salodkar

Dongargaon Salodkar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dongargaon Salodkar as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dongargaon Salodkar from other places

Dongargaon Salodkar lies about 60 km from Chandrapur, and the nearest railway station is Alewahi, about 2.9 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 Salodkar
Nearest railway station Alewahi 2.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Sindewahi 7.5 km
Nearest town Mūl 31 km
District headquarters Chandrapur 60 km

Villages closest to Dongargaon Salodkar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dongargaon Salodkar village had a population of 1,225. That makes it the 21st largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,164 residents.

Dongargaon Salodkar village has 630 males and 595 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dongargaon Salodkar has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 979.

Dongargaon Salodkar covers 461.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dongargaon Salodkar falls under Sindewahi tehsil of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dongargaon Salodkar is Alewahi, about 2.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dongargaon Salodkar.

Dongargaon Salodkar is about 60 km from Chandrapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dongargaon Salodkar is in Sindewahi tehsil of Chandrapur district. Alewahi is about 2.9 km away. Sindewahi is about 7.5 km away. Mūl is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hajari Chak (1.6 km), Chargaonbadge (2.0 km) and Yergaon (2.1 km).

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

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