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About Dongargaon Village

Dongargaon is a mid sized village in Palam tehsil, in the district of Parbhani, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 637, made up of 343 males and 294 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 857 females per 1000 males. The village covers 427 hectares hectares.

Dongargaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dongargaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Parbhani
Tehsil Palam
Area (hectares) 427 hectares
Population 637
Male Population 343
Female Population 294
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 857
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dongargaon compares

By the 2011 count Dongargaon is the 61st largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,424 residents. Its 427 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 927.

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 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 50 km from Parbhani, and the nearest railway station is Gangakher, 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 Dongargaon
Nearest town Ahmadpur 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Palam 18 km
Nearest railway station Gangakher 24 km
District headquarters Parbhani 50 km

Villages closest to Dongargaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Palam 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 637. That makes it the 61st largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,424 residents.

Dongargaon village has 343 males and 294 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dongargaon has about 857 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 927.

Dongargaon covers 427 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dongargaon falls under Palam tehsil of Parbhani district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dongargaon is Gangakher, 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 km distance for Dongargaon.

Dongargaon is about 50 km from Parbhani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dongargaon is in Palam tehsil of Parbhani district. Ahmadpur is about 16 km away. Palam is about 18 km away. Gangakher 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 Mahadewadi (under 2 km), Tandulwadi (under 2 km) and Ramapur (2.9 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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