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Village snapshot
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- LGD code
- 533891
- Pincode
- 442104
- Post office
- Seloo
- Population
- 133
- Households
- 30
- Literacy rate
- 69.2%
- Sex ratio
- 985 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 90
- Distance to district centre
- 562 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 558 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 78 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 557 km
- Nearest railway station
- Lonavala · 22 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Dr. Sanap Clinic · 15 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Dongargaon compares
By population, Dongargaon ranks #104 of 170 villages in Seloo mandal.
Literacy rate
%
69.2%
−6.0% vs mandal average
- Dongargaon
- 69.2%
- Seloo mandal
- 75.2%
- Wardha district
- 78.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
985
+38 vs mandal average
- Dongargaon
- 985
- Seloo mandal
- 947
Household size
people per home
4.4
+0.2 vs mandal average
- Dongargaon
- 4.4
- Seloo mandal
- 4.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Dongargaon at a glance
Dongargaon is a village of 133 people in 30 households (Census 2011) in Seloo taluka, Wardha district, Maharashtra, the 104th-largest of 170 villages in Seloo taluka. Literacy is 69%, 6 points below the taluka average of 75% and the sex ratio is 985 women per 1,000 men. It lies 562 km from the Wardha district centre, 21 km from Asade, the nearest town, 22 km from Lonavala railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 442104, served by Seloo post office; the LGD village code is 533891. The nearest hospital or health centre is Dr. Sanap Clinic, 15 km away. The village votes in Dhamangaon Railway assembly constituency, represented by MLA Adsad Pratap Arunbhau. The population is estimated at 157 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dongargaon · this village | 133 | 69% | — |
| Dongargaon · Sangole | 2,988 | 62% | 0 km N |
| Dongargaon · Nagpur (Rural) | 1,644 | 70% | 0 km N |
| Dongargaon · Ashti | 0 | — | 0 km N |
| Dongargaon · Mulshi | 860 | 66% | 0 km N |
| Dongargaon · Sindkhede | 1,270 | 78% | 0 km N |
| Dongargaon · Amgaon | 1,047 | 78% | 0 km N |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Dongargaon
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 16
- Power hours (winter)
- 16
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- WARDHA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 27
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 27
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 20
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 351
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 173.56
- Forest area (ha)
- 1.85
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Dongargaon
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Dongargaon
- LGD code
- 533891
- Pincode
- 442104
- Post office
- Seloo
- Population (Census 2011)
- 133
- Population (projected 2026)
- 157
- Households
- 30
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 985
- Literacy rate
- 69.2%
- Coordinates
- 18.55136°N, 73.36359°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Wardha
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Dhamangaon Railway
- Member of Parliament
- Amar Kale
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Adsad Pratap Arunbhau
- Block / Mandal
- Seloo
Getting there
How to reach Dongargaon
Distance to cities · straight line
- Mumbai78 kmcapital
- Hyderabad557 km
- Bengaluru768 km
- Chennai957 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationLonavala22 km
- Bus stopJambhulpada ST Stand13 km
- Hospital / PHCDr. Sanap Clinic15 km
- ATM / bankBank of Maharashtra13 km
- Petrol pumpHindustan Petroleum12 km
- CollegeAllard College of Engineering and Management.38 km
- Police stationLonavala police station22 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Dongargaon
5 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 442104
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Other villages named Dongargaon
Looking for a different Dongargaon? The largest eight this name across India. All villages named Dongargaon →
- DongargaonSillod · Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Maharashtra7,685 pop
- DongargaonSusner · Agar-Malwa, Madhya Pradesh7,159 pop
- DongargaonShahade · Nandurbar, Maharashtra3,906 pop
- DongargaonNiphad · Nashik, Maharashtra3,133 pop
- DongargaonDr. Ambedkar Nagar (Mhow) · Indore, Madhya Pradesh3,091 pop
- DongargaonMul · Chandrapur, Maharashtra3,066 pop
- DongargaonAkole · Ahmednagar, Maharashtra3,049 pop
- DongargaonSangole · Solapur, Maharashtra2,988 pop
Other villages in Seloo mandal
View all 60+ →- Seloo
- Ghorad
- Hingni
- Kelzar
- Yeli
- Belgaon
- Dahegaon (Gosavi)
- Hamdapur
- Rehaki (Kala)
- Akoli
- Zadshi
- Sukli (Bai)
- Seldoh
- Mahabala
- Surgaon
- Junona
- Palasgaon (Bai)
- Deulgaon
- Wadgaon (Jangli)
- Jamani
- Dhapki
- Wadgaon Kh.
- Khapari (Mungapur)
- Wadgaon (Kala)
- Sukali (Station)
- Chanki
- Kanhapur
- Takali (Zadashi)
- Kotamba
- Dhanoli (Meghe)
- Jaipur
- Kshirsamudra
- Bori
- Moi
- Kopra
- Charmandal
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)