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About Dongargaon Village

Dongargaon is a mid sized village in Sengaon tehsil, in the district of Hingoli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,344, made up of 706 males and 638 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 750 hectares hectares.

Dongargaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dongargaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Hingoli
Tehsil Sengaon
Area (hectares) 750 hectares
Population 1,344
Male Population 706
Female Population 638
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
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 58th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents. Its 750 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 939.

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 55 km from Hingoli, and the nearest railway station is Satuna, about 46 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 town Lonar 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Sengaon 28 km
Nearest railway station Satuna 46 km
District headquarters Hingoli 55 km

Villages closest to Dongargaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sengaon 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 1,344. That makes it the 58th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents.

Dongargaon village has 706 males and 638 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dongargaon has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 939.

Dongargaon covers 750 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dongargaon falls under Sengaon tehsil of Hingoli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dongargaon is Satuna, about 46 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 55 km from Hingoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dongargaon is in Sengaon tehsil of Hingoli district. Lonar is about 22 km away. Sengaon is about 28 km away. Satuna is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Salegaon (2.4 km), Nansi (2.9 km) and Uti Purna (3.1 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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