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About Dongargaon Village

Dongargaon is a small village in Maregaon tehsil, in the district of Yavatmal, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 208, made up of 111 males and 97 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 874 females per 1000 males. The village covers 213.41 hectares hectares.

Dongargaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dongargaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Yavatmal
Tehsil Maregaon
Area (hectares) 213.41 hectares
Population 208
Male Population 111
Female Population 97
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 874
Bus Service (public) Available within village
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 82nd largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 755 residents. Its 213.41 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 973.

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 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 84 km from Yavatmal, and the nearest railway station is Rajur, about 8.1 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 Maregaon 6.9 km
Nearest railway station Rajur 8.1 km
Nearest town Wani 11 km
District headquarters Yavatmal 84 km

Villages closest to Dongargaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Maregaon 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 208. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 755 residents.

Dongargaon village has 111 males and 97 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dongargaon has about 874 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 973.

Dongargaon covers 213.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dongargaon falls under Maregaon tehsil of Yavatmal district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dongargaon is Rajur, about 8.1 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 Dongargaon.

Dongargaon is about 84 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 Maregaon tehsil of Yavatmal district. Maregaon is about 6.9 km away. Rajur is about 8.1 km away. Wani is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Wegaon (2.5 km), Kolgaon (3.8 km) and Kegaon (4.7 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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