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About Dongargaon Village

Dongargaon is a mid sized village in Amgaon tehsil, in the district of Gondiya, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,047, made up of 525 males and 522 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 304 hectares hectares.

Dongargaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dongargaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Gondiya
Tehsil Amgaon
Area (hectares) 304 hectares
Population 1,047
Male Population 525
Female Population 522
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 994
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 43rd largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,406 residents. Its 304 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1005.

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 16 km from Gondiya, and the nearest railway station is Gudma, about 6.6 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 Gudma 6.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Amgaon 7.9 km
District headquarters Gondiya 16 km
Nearest town Gondiā 16 km

Villages closest to Dongargaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Amgaon 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 1,047. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,406 residents.

Dongargaon village has 525 males and 522 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dongargaon has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1005.

Dongargaon covers 304 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dongargaon falls under Amgaon tehsil of Gondiya district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dongargaon is Gudma, about 6.6 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 16 km from Gondiya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dongargaon is in Amgaon tehsil of Gondiya district. Gudma is about 6.6 km away. Amgaon is about 7.9 km away. Gondiya is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Suplipar (1.7 km), Kattipar (2.0 km) and Nangpura (2.6 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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