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About Dongraj Village

Dongraj is a large village in Chakur tehsil, in the district of Latur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,652, made up of 1,393 males and 1,259 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 852.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 413518, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dongraj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dongraj village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Latur
Tehsil Chakur
Pincode 413518
Area (hectares) 852.27 hectares
Population 2,652
Male Population 1,393
Female Population 1,259
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 Dongraj compares

By the 2011 count Dongraj is the 18th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,162 residents. Its 852.27 hectares work out to about 3.1 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 934.

Getting to Dongraj

Dongraj is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dongraj 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 Dongraj from other places

Dongraj lies about 46 km from Latur, and the nearest railway station is Kumthakhurd, about 5.9 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 Dongraj
Nearest railway station Kumthakhurd 5.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Chakur 14 km
Nearest town Udgīr 15 km
District headquarters Latur 46 km

Villages closest to Dongraj

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dongraj village had a population of 2,652. That makes it the 18th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,162 residents.

Dongraj village has 1,393 males and 1,259 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dongraj has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Dongraj is 413518. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dongraj covers 852.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dongraj falls under Chakur tehsil of Latur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dongraj is Kumthakhurd, about 5.9 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 Dongraj.

Dongraj is about 46 km from Latur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dongraj is in Chakur tehsil of Latur district. Kumthakhurd is about 5.9 km away. Chakur is about 14 km away. Udgīr is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sangyachiwadi (2.1 km), Sandol (3.1 km) and Mahadol (3.4 km).

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

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