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About Dungaon Village

Dungaon is a large village in Ambad tehsil, in the district of Jalna, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,584, made up of 1,835 males and 1,749 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2004.42 hectares hectares.

Dungaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dungaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Jalna
Tehsil Ambad
Area (hectares) 2004.42 hectares
Population 3,584
Male Population 1,835
Female Population 1,749
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dungaon compares

By the 2011 count Dungaon is the 10th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,636 residents. Its 2004.42 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Dungaon

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

How far is Dungaon from other places

Dungaon lies about 43 km from Jalna, and the nearest railway station is Gevarai, about 40 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 Dungaon
Tehsil headquarters Ambad 17 km
Nearest railway station Gevarai 40 km
District headquarters Jalna 43 km

Villages closest to Dungaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dungaon village had a population of 3,584. That makes it the 10th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,636 residents.

Dungaon village has 1,835 males and 1,749 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dungaon has about 953 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 942.

Dungaon covers 2004.42 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.

Dungaon falls under Ambad tehsil of Jalna district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dungaon is Gevarai, about 40 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 - 10 km distance for Dungaon.

Dungaon is about 43 km from Jalna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dungaon is in Ambad tehsil of Jalna district. Ambad is about 17 km away. Gevarai is about 40 km away. Jalna is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Taka (3.8 km), Domegaon (4.0 km) and Koli Sirasgaon (4.1 km).

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

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