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About Dongargaon Village

Dongargaon is a large village in Mahagaon tehsil, in the district of Yavatmal, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,743, made up of 1,409 males and 1,334 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1293 hectares hectares.

Dongargaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dongargaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Yavatmal
Tehsil Mahagaon
Area (hectares) 1293 hectares
Population 2,743
Male Population 1,409
Female Population 1,334
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dongargaon compares

By the 2011 count Dongargaon is the 13th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,697 residents. Its 1293 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Dongargaon

Dongargaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dongargaon as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 30 km from Yavatmal, and the nearest railway station is Sant Gadge Baba Yavatmal Railway Station, about 28 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 town Ghātanji 15 km
Nearest railway station Sant Gadge Baba Yavatmal Railway Station 28 km
Tehsil headquarters Mahagaon 29 km
District headquarters Yavatmal 30 km

Villages closest to Dongargaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mahagaon 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 2,743. That makes it the 13th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,697 residents.

Dongargaon village has 1,409 males and 1,334 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dongargaon has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 939.

Dongargaon covers 1293 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dongargaon falls under Mahagaon tehsil of Yavatmal district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dongargaon is Sant Gadge Baba Yavatmal Railway Station, about 28 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 village for Dongargaon.

Dongargaon is about 30 km from Yavatmal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dongargaon is in Mahagaon tehsil of Yavatmal district. Ghātanji is about 15 km away. Sant Gadge Baba Yavatmal Railway Station is about 28 km away. Mahagaon is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Uti (9.9 km), Karanji (10.0 km) and Dharegaon (11 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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