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About Dongarwadi Village

Dongarwadi is a mid sized village in Miraj tehsil, in the district of Sangli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,175, made up of 596 males and 579 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 715.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416410, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dongarwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dongarwadi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sangli
Tehsil Miraj
Pincode 416410
Area (hectares) 715.44 hectares
Population 1,175
Male Population 596
Female Population 579
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dongarwadi compares

By the 2011 count Dongarwadi is the 55th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 5,093 residents. Its 715.44 hectares work out to about 1.6 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 941.

Getting to Dongarwadi

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

Dongarwadi lies about 28 km from Sangli, and the nearest railway station is Belanki, about 5.7 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 Dongarwadi
Nearest railway station Belanki 5.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Miraj 21 km
District headquarters Sangli 28 km
Nearest town Sāngli 28 km

Villages closest to Dongarwadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dongarwadi village had a population of 1,175. That makes it the 55th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,093 residents.

Dongarwadi village has 596 males and 579 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dongarwadi has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Dongarwadi is 416410. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dongarwadi covers 715.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dongarwadi falls under Miraj tehsil of Sangli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dongarwadi is Belanki, about 5.7 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 Dongarwadi.

Dongarwadi is about 28 km from Sangli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dongarwadi is in Miraj tehsil of Sangli district. Belanki is about 5.7 km away. Miraj is about 21 km away. Sangli is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kadamwadi (3.0 km), Payappachiwadi (3.2 km) and Shipur (3.8 km).

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

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