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About Dongargaon Village

Dongargaon is a small village in Kinwat tehsil, in the district of Nanded, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 395, made up of 214 males and 181 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 846 females per 1000 males. The village covers 531.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 431805, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dongargaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dongargaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nanded
Tehsil Kinwat
Pincode 431805
Area (hectares) 531.86 hectares
Population 395
Male Population 214
Female Population 181
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 846
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
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 152nd largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,173 residents. Its 531.86 hectares work out to about 0.7 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 968.

Getting to Dongargaon

Dongargaon is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dongargaon as Available within <5 km distance. 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 124 km from Nanded, and the nearest railway station is Kosai, about 12 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 railway station Kosai 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Kinwat 19 km
District headquarters Nanded 124 km

Villages closest to Dongargaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kinwat 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 395. That makes it the 152nd largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,173 residents.

Dongargaon village has 214 males and 181 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dongargaon has about 846 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Dongargaon is 431805. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dongargaon covers 531.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dongargaon falls under Kinwat tehsil of Nanded district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dongargaon is Kosai, about 12 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dongargaon.

Dongargaon is about 124 km from Nanded in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dongargaon is in Kinwat tehsil of Nanded district. Kosai is about 12 km away. Kinwat is about 19 km away. Nanded is about 124 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kanakitanda (under 2 km), Kanki (under 2 km) and Jarur Tanda (1.7 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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