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About Dongargaon Village

Dongargaon is a small village in Umred tehsil, in the district of Nagpur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 144, made up of 79 males and 65 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 823 females per 1000 males. The village covers 172.24 hectares hectares.

Dongargaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dongargaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nagpur
Tehsil Umred
Area (hectares) 172.24 hectares
Population 144
Male Population 79
Female Population 65
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 823
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 110th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 751 residents. Its 172.24 hectares work out to about 0.8 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 934.

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 40 km from Nagpur. 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
Tehsil headquarters Umred 15 km
District headquarters Nagpur 40 km

Villages closest to Dongargaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dongargaon village had a population of 144. That makes it the 110th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 751 residents.

Dongargaon village has 79 males and 65 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dongargaon has about 823 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

Dongargaon covers 172.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dongargaon falls under Umred tehsil of Nagpur district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Dongargaon 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 Dongargaon.

Dongargaon is about 40 km from Nagpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dongargaon is in Umred tehsil of Nagpur district. Umred is about 15 km away. Nagpur is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Alagondi (under 2 km), Panjrepar (2.8 km) and Chikhaldhokda (4.1 km).

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

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