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About Dongra Village

Dongra is a large village in Kishangarh Bas tehsil, in the district of Alwar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,973, made up of 1,513 males and 1,460 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 502 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 301405, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dongra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dongra village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Alwar
Tehsil Kishangarh Bas
Pincode 301405
Area (hectares) 502 hectares
Population 2,973
Male Population 1,513
Female Population 1,460
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dongra compares

By the 2011 count Dongra is the 10th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,394 residents. Its 502 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Dongra

Dongra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dongra as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Dongra from other places

Dongra lies about 28 km from Alwar, and the nearest railway station is Khairthal, about 12 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 Dongra
Nearest railway station Khairthal 12 km
Nearest town Khairtal 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Kishangarh Bas 28 km
District headquarters Alwar 28 km

Villages closest to Dongra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kishangarh Bas 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 Dongra

As per the Census of India 2011, Dongra village had a population of 2,973. That makes it the 10th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,394 residents.

Dongra village has 1,513 males and 1,460 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dongra has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Dongra is 301405. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dongra covers 502 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dongra falls under Kishangarh Bas tehsil of Alwar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Dongra is Khairthal, about 12 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dongra.

Dongra is about 28 km from Alwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dongra is in Kishangarh Bas tehsil of Alwar district. Khairthal is about 12 km away. Khairtal is about 12 km away. Kishangarh Bas is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Cheet Ghana (2.1 km), Bambora (2.7 km) and Khanpur Mewan (2.8 km).

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

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