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About Dongargaon Village

Dongargaon is a mid sized village in Umarkhed tehsil, in the district of Yavatmal, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 611, made up of 314 males and 297 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 690.7 hectares hectares.

Dongargaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dongargaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Yavatmal
Tehsil Umarkhed
Area (hectares) 690.7 hectares
Population 611
Male Population 314
Female Population 297
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
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 100th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,695 residents. Its 690.7 hectares work out to about 0.9 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 967.

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 114 km from Yavatmal, and the nearest railway station is Hadgaon Road, about 19 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 Hadgāon 3.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Umarkhed 15 km
Nearest railway station Hadgaon Road 19 km
District headquarters Yavatmal 114 km

Villages closest to Dongargaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Umarkhed 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 611. That makes it the 100th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,695 residents.

Dongargaon village has 314 males and 297 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dongargaon has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 967.

Dongargaon covers 690.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dongargaon falls under Umarkhed tehsil of Yavatmal district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dongargaon is Hadgaon Road, about 19 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 114 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 Umarkhed tehsil of Yavatmal district. Hadgāon is about 3.3 km away. Umarkhed is about 15 km away. Hadgaon Road is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Korta (2.3 km), Bittargaon Bk (6.9 km) and Darati (7.4 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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