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About Dongarshelki Village

Dongarshelki is a large village in Udgir tehsil, in the district of Latur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,929, made up of 1,527 males and 1,402 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1021.74 hectares hectares.

Dongarshelki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dongarshelki village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Latur
Tehsil Udgir
Area (hectares) 1021.74 hectares
Population 2,929
Male Population 1,527
Female Population 1,402
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dongarshelki compares

By the 2011 count Dongarshelki is the 20th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,061 residents. Its 1021.74 hectares work out to about 2.9 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 943.

Getting to Dongarshelki

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

Dongarshelki lies about 58 km from Latur. 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 Dongarshelki
Tehsil headquarters Udgir 9.0 km
Nearest town Udgīr 9.0 km
District headquarters Latur 58 km

Villages closest to Dongarshelki

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dongarshelki village had a population of 2,929. That makes it the 20th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,061 residents.

Dongarshelki village has 1,527 males and 1,402 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dongarshelki has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 943.

Dongarshelki covers 1021.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dongarshelki falls under Udgir tehsil of Latur district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Dongarshelki notes the nearest railway station 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 Dongarshelki.

Dongarshelki is about 58 km from Latur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dongarshelki is in Udgir tehsil of Latur district. Udgir is about 9.0 km away. Udgīr is about 9.0 km away. Latur is about 58 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kallur (2.6 km), Kherda Kh (3.1 km) and Nawandi (3.3 km).

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

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