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About Dongari Village

Dongari is one of the larger villages in Talasari tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,581, made up of 2,742 males and 2,839 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,035 females per 1000 males. The village covers 769 hectares hectares.

Dongari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dongari village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Thane
Tehsil Talasari
Area (hectares) 769 hectares
Population 5,581
Male Population 2,742
Female Population 2,839
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,035
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dongari compares

By the 2011 count Dongari is the 6th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,369 residents. Its 769 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1033.

Getting to Dongari

Dongari is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dongari 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dongari from other places

Dongari lies about 19 km from Thane, and the nearest railway station is Subhash Chandra Bose Ground, about 3.8 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 Dongari
Nearest railway station Subhash Chandra Bose Ground 3.8 km
Nearest town Gorai 4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Talasari 19 km
District headquarters Thane 19 km

Villages closest to Dongari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dongari village had a population of 5,581. That makes it the 6th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,369 residents.

Dongari village has 2,742 males and 2,839 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dongari has about 1035 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1033.

Dongari covers 769 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dongari falls under Talasari tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dongari is Subhash Chandra Bose Ground, about 3.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Dongari.

Dongari is about 19 km from Thane in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dongari is in Talasari tehsil of Thane district. Subhash Chandra Bose Ground is about 3.8 km away. Gorai is about 4.7 km away. Talasari is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gandhinagar (9.4 km), Awarpada (16 km) and Vasa (18 km).

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

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