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About Dongaon Village

Dongaon is a large village in Mudkhed tehsil, in the district of Nanded, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,935, made up of 1,488 males and 1,447 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1547.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 431806, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dongaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dongaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nanded
Tehsil Mudkhed
Pincode 431806
Area (hectares) 1547.13 hectares
Population 2,935
Male Population 1,488
Female Population 1,447
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dongaon compares

By the 2011 count Dongaon is the 7th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,807 residents. Its 1547.13 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 946.

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 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 22 km from Nanded, and the nearest railway station is Sivungaon, about 2.7 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
Nearest railway station Sivungaon 2.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Mudkhed 4.8 km
District headquarters Nanded 22 km

Villages closest to Dongaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mudkhed 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 2,935. That makes it the 7th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,807 residents.

Dongaon village has 1,488 males and 1,447 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dongaon has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Dongaon is 431806. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dongaon covers 1547.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dongaon falls under Mudkhed tehsil of Nanded district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dongaon is Sivungaon, about 2.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dongaon.

Dongaon is about 22 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 Mudkhed tehsil of Nanded district. Sivungaon is about 2.7 km away. Mudkhed is about 4.8 km away. Nanded is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gopalwadi (2.3 km), Kolha (3.0 km) and Hajapur (3.6 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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