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About Dongargaon Village

Dongargaon is a mid sized village in Naigaon tehsil, in the district of Nanded, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,034, made up of 537 males and 497 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 316.99 hectares hectares.

Dongargaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dongargaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nanded
Tehsil Naigaon
Area (hectares) 316.99 hectares
Population 1,034
Male Population 537
Female Population 497
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dongargaon compares

By the 2011 count Dongargaon is the 64th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,114 residents. Its 316.99 hectares work out to about 3.3 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 948.

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 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 Dongargaon from other places

Dongargaon lies about 45 km from Nanded, and the nearest railway station is Karkheli, about 14 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
Tehsil headquarters Naigaon 10 km
Nearest railway station Karkheli 14 km
Nearest town Dharmābād 24 km
District headquarters Nanded 45 km

Villages closest to Dongargaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Naigaon 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 1,034. That makes it the 64th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,114 residents.

Dongargaon village has 537 males and 497 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dongargaon has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 948.

Dongargaon covers 316.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dongargaon falls under Naigaon tehsil of Nanded district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dongargaon is Karkheli, about 14 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 Dongargaon.

Dongargaon is about 45 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 Naigaon tehsil of Nanded district. Naigaon is about 10 km away. Karkheli is about 14 km away. Dharmābād 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 Salegaon (under 2 km), Kauthala (under 2 km) and Awrala (2.5 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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