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About Dongarpal Village

Dongarpal is a small village in Sawantwadi tehsil, in the district of Sindhudurg, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 315, made up of 149 males and 166 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,114 females per 1000 males. The village covers 453.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416511, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dongarpal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dongarpal village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sindhudurg
Tehsil Sawantwadi
Pincode 416511
Area (hectares) 453.65 hectares
Population 315
Male Population 149
Female Population 166
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,114
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dongarpal compares

By the 2011 count Dongarpal is the 75th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,365 residents. Its 453.65 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1043.

Getting to Dongarpal

Dongarpal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dongarpal as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Dongarpal from other places

Dongarpal lies about 28 km from Sindhudurg, and the nearest railway station is Sawantwadi Road, about 12 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 Dongarpal
Nearest railway station Sawantwadi Road 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Sawantwadi 18 km
Nearest town Sāvantvādi 18 km
District headquarters Sindhudurg 28 km

Villages closest to Dongarpal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dongarpal village had a population of 315. That makes it the 75th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,365 residents.

Dongarpal village has 149 males and 166 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dongarpal has about 1114 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1043.

The pincode recorded for Dongarpal is 416511. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dongarpal covers 453.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dongarpal falls under Sawantwadi tehsil of Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dongarpal is Sawantwadi Road, about 12 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dongarpal.

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

Dongarpal is in Sawantwadi tehsil of Sindhudurg district. Sawantwadi Road is about 12 km away. Sawantwadi is about 18 km away. Sāvantvādi is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kshetrapal (under 2 km), Ajgaon (7.4 km) and Majgaon (7.4 km).

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

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