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About Dongaon Village

Dongaon is a mid sized village in Biloli tehsil, in the district of Nanded, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,889, made up of 961 males and 928 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 821 hectares hectares.

Dongaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dongaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nanded
Tehsil Biloli
Area (hectares) 821 hectares
Population 1,889
Male Population 961
Female Population 928
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dongaon compares

By the 2011 count Dongaon is the 33rd largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,692 residents. Its 821 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Dongaon

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

Dongaon lies about 55 km from Nanded, and the nearest railway station is Chikna, about 24 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 Dongaon
Tehsil headquarters Biloli 11 km
Nearest railway station Chikna 24 km
Nearest town Deglur 24 km
District headquarters Nanded 55 km

Villages closest to Dongaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dongaon village had a population of 1,889. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,692 residents.

Dongaon village has 961 males and 928 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dongaon has about 966 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 967.

Dongaon covers 821 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dongaon falls under Biloli tehsil of Nanded district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dongaon is Chikna, about 24 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 Dongaon.

Dongaon is about 55 km from Nanded in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dongaon is in Biloli tehsil of Nanded district. Biloli is about 11 km away. Chikna is about 24 km away. Deglur is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dongaon Bk (under 2 km), Rudrapur (2.8 km) and Pachimpali (3.0 km).

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

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