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About Dongargaon Village

Dongargaon is a small village in Manora tehsil, in the district of Washim, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 190, made up of 99 males and 91 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 411.21 hectares hectares.

Dongargaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dongargaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Washim
Tehsil Manora
Area (hectares) 411.21 hectares
Population 190
Male Population 99
Female Population 91
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
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 among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,402 residents. Its 411.21 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 936.

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 <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 40 km from Washim, and the nearest railway station is Warudkhed, about 22 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
Tehsil headquarters Manora 5.9 km
Nearest town Mangrūl Pīr 20 km
Nearest railway station Warudkhed 22 km
District headquarters Washim 40 km

Villages closest to Dongargaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Manora 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 190. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,402 residents.

Dongargaon village has 99 males and 91 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dongargaon has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 936.

Dongargaon covers 411.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dongargaon falls under Manora tehsil of Washim district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dongargaon is Warudkhed, about 22 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 km distance for Dongargaon.

Dongargaon is about 40 km from Washim in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dongargaon is in Manora tehsil of Washim district. Manora is about 5.9 km away. Mangrūl Pīr is about 20 km away. Warudkhed is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pimpri (2.3 km), Giroli (2.4 km) and Kolar (2.6 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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