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About Dongargaon Shelgaon Village

Dongargaon Shelgaon is a large village in Gangakhed tehsil, in the district of Parbhani, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,319, made up of 1,210 males and 1,109 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1051 hectares hectares.

Dongargaon Shelgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dongargaon Shelgaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Parbhani
Tehsil Gangakhed
Area (hectares) 1051 hectares
Population 2,319
Male Population 1,210
Female Population 1,109
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dongargaon Shelgaon compares

By the 2011 count Dongargaon Shelgaon is the 13th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,467 residents. Its 1051 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Dongargaon Shelgaon

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

Dongargaon Shelgaon lies about 34 km from Parbhani, and the nearest railway station is Junona, about 32 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 Shelgaon
Nearest town Jintūr 20 km
Nearest railway station Junona 32 km
Tehsil headquarters Gangakhed 34 km
District headquarters Parbhani 34 km

Villages closest to Dongargaon Shelgaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dongargaon Shelgaon village had a population of 2,319. That makes it the 13th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,467 residents.

Dongargaon Shelgaon village has 1,210 males and 1,109 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dongargaon Shelgaon has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 923.

Dongargaon Shelgaon covers 1051 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dongargaon Shelgaon falls under Gangakhed tehsil of Parbhani district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dongargaon Shelgaon is Junona, about 32 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 10+ km distance for Dongargaon Shelgaon.

Dongargaon Shelgaon is about 34 km from Parbhani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dongargaon Shelgaon is in Gangakhed tehsil of Parbhani district. Jintūr is about 20 km away. Junona is about 32 km away. Gangakhed is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ranisawargaon (under 2 km), Undegaon (7.5 km) and Sanglewadi (13 km).

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

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