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About Dongargaon Village

Dongargaon is a small village in Seloo tehsil, in the district of Wardha, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 133, made up of 67 males and 66 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 351 hectares hectares.

Dongargaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dongargaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Wardha
Tehsil Seloo
Area (hectares) 351 hectares
Population 133
Male Population 67
Female Population 66
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 985
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dongargaon compares

By the 2011 count Dongargaon is the 91st largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 928 residents. Its 351 hectares work out to about 0.4 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 947.

Getting to Dongargaon

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

Dongargaon lies about 21 km from Wardha, and the nearest railway station is Seloo Road, about 15 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 railway station Seloo Road 15 km
Nearest town Pipri 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Seloo 21 km
District headquarters Wardha 21 km

Villages closest to Dongargaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Seloo 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 133. That makes it the 91st largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 928 residents.

Dongargaon village has 67 males and 66 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dongargaon has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 947.

Dongargaon covers 351 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dongargaon falls under Seloo tehsil of Wardha district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dongargaon is Seloo Road, about 15 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 10+ km distance for Dongargaon.

Dongargaon is about 21 km from Wardha in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dongargaon is in Seloo tehsil of Wardha district. Seloo Road is about 15 km away. Pipri is about 17 km away. Seloo is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nanbardi (under 2 km), Khairi Menkhat (1.8 km) and Juwadi (2.3 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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