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About Dongarkharda Village

Dongarkharda is a large village in Kalamb tehsil, in the district of Yavatmal, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,363, made up of 2,162 males and 2,201 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,018 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2560.16 hectares hectares.

Dongarkharda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dongarkharda village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Yavatmal
Tehsil Kalamb
Area (hectares) 2560.16 hectares
Population 4,363
Male Population 2,162
Female Population 2,201
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,018
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dongarkharda compares

By the 2011 count Dongarkharda is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 839 residents. Its 2560.16 hectares work out to about 1.7 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 957.

Getting to Dongarkharda

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

Dongarkharda lies about 35 km from Yavatmal, and the nearest railway station is Yavatmal 1, about 36 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 Dongarkharda
Tehsil headquarters Kalamb 20 km
Nearest town Ghātanji 23 km
District headquarters Yavatmal 35 km
Nearest railway station Yavatmal 1 36 km

Villages closest to Dongarkharda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dongarkharda village had a population of 4,363. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 839 residents.

Dongarkharda village has 2,162 males and 2,201 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dongarkharda has about 1018 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

Dongarkharda covers 2560.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dongarkharda falls under Kalamb tehsil of Yavatmal district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dongarkharda is Yavatmal 1, about 36 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 Dongarkharda.

Dongarkharda is about 35 km from Yavatmal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dongarkharda is in Kalamb tehsil of Yavatmal district. Kalamb is about 20 km away. Ghātanji is about 23 km away. Yavatmal is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pimpalshenda (2.2 km), Antargaon (3.0 km) and Zadkinhi (3.2 km).

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

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