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About Dongri Village

Dongri is a mid sized village in Lachhmangarh tehsil, in the district of Alwar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,353, made up of 702 males and 651 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 248 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 301604, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dongri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dongri village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Alwar
Tehsil Lachhmangarh
Pincode 301604
Area (hectares) 248 hectares
Population 1,353
Male Population 702
Female Population 651
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dongri compares

By the 2011 count Dongri is the 62nd largest of the 203 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,356 residents. Its 248 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Dongri

Dongri is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dongri 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dongri from other places

Dongri lies about 42 km from Alwar, and the nearest railway station is Jhareda, about under 2 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 Dongri
Nearest railway station Jhareda under 2 km
Nearest town Nagar 7.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Lachhmangarh 22 km
District headquarters Alwar 42 km

Villages closest to Dongri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dongri village had a population of 1,353. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 203 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,356 residents.

Dongri village has 702 males and 651 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dongri has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 899.

The pincode recorded for Dongri is 301604. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dongri covers 248 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dongri falls under Lachhmangarh tehsil of Alwar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Dongri is Jhareda, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Dongri.

Dongri is about 42 km from Alwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dongri is in Lachhmangarh tehsil of Alwar district. Jhareda is about under 2 km away. Nagar is about 7.9 km away. Lachhmangarh is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bas Dongri (under 2 km), Jhareda (1.8 km) and Badwara (1.9 km).

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

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