About Dongaria Village

Dongaria is one of the larger villages in Budge Budge II tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,425, made up of 3,794 males and 3,631 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 260.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743318, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dongaria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dongaria village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil	Budge Budge II
Pincode	743318
Area (hectares)	260.5 hectares
Population	7,425
Male Population	3,794
Female Population	3,631
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	957
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dongaria compares

By the 2011 count Dongaria is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,217 residents. Its 260.5 hectares work out to about 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Dongaria

Dongaria is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dongaria 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 Dongaria from other places

Dongaria lies about 27 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Kalikapur Railway Station, 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 Dongaria
Nearest railway station	Kalikapur Railway Station	under 2 km
Nearest town	Rajpur Sonarpur	5.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Budge Budge II	27 km
District headquarters	South Twenty Four Parganas	27 km

Villages closest to Dongaria

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Budge Budge II 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.

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Common questions about Dongaria

As per the Census of India 2011, Dongaria village had a population of 7,425. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,217 residents.

Dongaria village has 3,794 males and 3,631 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dongaria has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Dongaria is 743318. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dongaria covers 260.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dongaria falls under Budge Budge II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dongaria is Kalikapur Railway Station, about under 2 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 Dongaria.

Dongaria is about 27 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dongaria is in Budge Budge II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Kalikapur Railway Station is about under 2 km away. Rajpur Sonarpur is about 5.6 km away. Budge Budge II is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.