About Dongargaon Village

Dongargaon is a mid sized village in Jalkot tehsil, in the district of Latur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,253, made up of 663 males and 590 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 588 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 413532, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dongargaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dongargaon village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Latur
Tehsil	Jalkot
Pincode	413532
Area (hectares)	588 hectares
Population	1,253
Male Population	663
Female Population	590
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	890
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 26th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,855 residents. Its 588 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 935.

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 69 km from Latur, and the nearest railway station is Gangakher, about 38 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	Kandahār	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jalkot	22 km
Nearest railway station	Gangakher	38 km
District headquarters	Latur	69 km

Villages closest to Dongargaon

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

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Common questions about Dongargaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Dongargaon village had a population of 1,253. That makes it the 26th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,855 residents.

Dongargaon village has 663 males and 590 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dongargaon has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Dongargaon is 413532. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dongargaon covers 588 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dongargaon falls under Jalkot tehsil of Latur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dongargaon is Gangakher, about 38 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 69 km from Latur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dongargaon is in Jalkot tehsil of Latur district. Kandahār is about 15 km away. Jalkot is about 22 km away. Gangakher is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.