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About Dongajora Village

Dongajora is one of the larger villages in Kultali tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 10,275, made up of 5,328 males and 4,947 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1278.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743329, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dongajora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dongajora village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Kultali
Pincode 743329
Area (hectares) 1278.62 hectares
Population 10,275
Male Population 5,328
Female Population 4,947
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Dongajora compares

By the 2011 count Dongajora is the 4th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 5,327 residents. Its 1278.62 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Dongajora

The census records public bus service for Dongajora as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dongajora from other places

Dongajora lies about 22 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Baharu, about 20 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 Dongajora
Nearest railway station Baharu 20 km
Nearest town Jaynagar Majilpur 21 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Kultali 33 km

Villages closest to Dongajora

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dongajora village had a population of 10,275. That makes it the 4th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,327 residents.

Dongajora village has 5,328 males and 4,947 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dongajora has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Dongajora is 743329. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dongajora covers 1278.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dongajora falls under Kultali tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dongajora is Baharu, about 20 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dongajora.

Dongajora is about 22 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.

Dongajora is in Kultali tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Baharu is about 20 km away. Jaynagar Majilpur is about 21 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas 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 Ambikanagar (under 2 km), Andharia (1.7 km) and Balaharania (2.4 km).

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

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