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About Dongaon Bk Village

Dongaon Bk is a mid sized village in Dharangaon tehsil, in the district of Jalgaon, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,879, made up of 1,008 males and 871 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 864 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1272.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 425301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dongaon Bk Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dongaon Bk village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Jalgaon
Tehsil Dharangaon
Pincode 425301
Area (hectares) 1272.71 hectares
Population 1,879
Male Population 1,008
Female Population 871
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 864
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dongaon Bk compares

By the 2011 count Dongaon Bk is the 18th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,569 residents. Its 1272.71 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 914.

Getting to Dongaon Bk

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

How far is Dongaon Bk from other places

Dongaon Bk lies about 11 km from Jalgaon, and the nearest railway station is Paldhi, about 4.4 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 Dongaon Bk
Nearest railway station Paldhi 4.4 km
District headquarters Jalgaon 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Dharangaon 22 km

Villages closest to Dongaon Bk

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dharangaon 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 Dongaon Bk

As per the Census of India 2011, Dongaon Bk village had a population of 1,879. That makes it the 18th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,569 residents.

Dongaon Bk village has 1,008 males and 871 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dongaon Bk has about 864 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 914.

The pincode recorded for Dongaon Bk is 425301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dongaon Bk covers 1272.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dongaon Bk falls under Dharangaon tehsil of Jalgaon district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dongaon Bk is Paldhi, about 4.4 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 10+ km distance for Dongaon Bk.

Dongaon Bk is about 11 km from Jalgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dongaon Bk is in Dharangaon tehsil of Jalgaon district. Paldhi is about 4.4 km away. Jalgaon is about 11 km away. Dharangaon is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dongaon Kh (under 2 km), Tahakali Kh (2.9 km) and Rel (3.0 km).

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

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