Dongargaon Tehsil - Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh

Dongargaon is an administrative tehsil in the Rajnandgaon district of Chhattisgarh, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and is a key part of the district's rural administration. Dongargaon is the main town for most villages within the tehsil. The nearest railway station is situated at Bakal, while the nearest airport is Gondia Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 65.0 km.

The total area of the tehsil is 434 km², including 429.58 km² rural area and 4.31 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 1008 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Dongargaon Tehsil

Dongargaon Tehsil has a total of 114 villages. The table below includes all villages in the Tehsil, along with their Gram Panchayat and category details:

Sl. No.	Village Name	Category	Gram Panchayat
1	Adam	Rural	Aasara
2	Alikhunta	Rural	Kopedih
3	Amlidih	Rural	Amalidiha
4	Argaon	Rural	Aargoan
5	Ari	Rural	Aari
6	Arjuni	Rural	Arjuni
7	Arsi Tola	Rural	Kokpur
8	Asara	Rural	Aasara
9	Badbhum	Rural	Badbhoom
10	Badgaon Charbhatha	Rural	Bad Chabhatha
11	Bagdai	Rural	Bagadai
12	Baghmar	Rural	Bhatguna
13	Bamhani Bhatha	Rural	Bamhanibhatha
14	Banbhedi	Rural	Banbhedi
15	Banhardi	Rural	Banhardi
16	Bankal	Rural	Bankal
17	Bargaon	Rural	Bargaon
18	Barhapur	Rural	Bodela
19	Barsan Tola	Rural	Barsantola
20	Bendarkatta	Rural	Darri
21	Bhakheri	Rural	Ratapayali
22	Bhatgvna	Rural	Bhatguna
23	Bhothli	Rural	Marethanawagaon
24	Bije Bhatha	Rural	Bijabhatha
25	Bodela	Rural	Bodela
26	Buddhubharda	Rural	Buddhubharda
27	Chamarray Tolagaon	Rural	Cha Tolagaon
28	Chhuikhadan	Rural	Chhuikhadan
29	Chichdo	Rural	Chiddo
30	Darrabandha	Rural	Tendunala
31	Darri	Rural	Darri
32	Dewanjhitiya	Rural	Diwanjhitiya
33	Dhaba	Rural	Dhaba
34	Dhaurabhatha	Rural	Dhourabhatha
35	Diwanbhedi	Rural	Diwanbhedi
36	Dogargaon	Urban	Not applicable
37	Ganeri	Rural	Chiddo
38	Gatatola	Rural	Tappa
39	Ghorda	Rural	Ghorda
40	Ghughwa	Rural	Gu Nawagaon
41	Girgaon	Rural	Girgaon
42	Godri	Rural	Diwanjhitiya
43	Gungeri Nawagaon	Rural	Gu Nawagaon
44	Hardi	Rural	Hardi
45	Jamsararkalan	Rural	Bargaon
46	Jamsararkhurd	Rural	Odarbandh
47	Jangalpur	Rural	Jangalpur
48	Jantar	Rural	Jantar
49	Jarwahi	Rural	Jaarwahi
50	Jhika	Rural	Sukhari
51	Jhitiya	Rural	Khaparikala
52	Kanhardabri	Rural	Kanhardabari
53	Karamtara	Rural	Karamtara
54	Karethi	Rural	Badbhoom
55	Kariya Tola	Urban	Not applicable
56	Kasamsur	Rural	Maneri
57	Kaviraj Tolagaon	Rural	Buddhubharda
58	Kesla	Rural	Kesala
59	Khairi	Rural	Dhourabhatha
60	Khamhera	Rural	Khamhera
61	Khapri Kalan	Rural	Khaparikala
62	Khujji	Rural	Khujji
63	Khursipar	Rural	Khursipar
64	Kirgi	Rural	Kirgi B
65	Kirgi	Rural	Kirgi
66	Kohka	Rural	Kohaka M
67	Kohka	Rural	Kohka
68	Kokpur	Rural	Kokpur
69	Konari	Rural	Konari
70	Kopedeeh	Rural	Kopedih
71	Kotrasarar	Rural	Kotarasarar
72	Kutulbod Bhatagaon	Rural	Ku Bhathagaon
73	Machanpar	Rural	Machanpar
74	Mahul Jhopdi	Rural	Girgaon
75	Maiaidabri	Rural	Odarbandh
76	Maneri	Rural	Maneri
77	Maretha Nawagaon	Rural	Marethanawagaon
78	Margaon	Rural	Maargaon
79	Matiya	Urban	Not applicable
80	Medha	Rural	Singarpur
81	Mohad	Rural	Mohad
82	Mohbhattha	Rural	Cha Tolagaon
83	Mokhli	Rural	Mokhali
84	Mothal Dabri	Rural	Mathaldabari
85	Nandiya	Rural	Nandiya
86	Nathu Nawagaon	Rural	Nathunawagaon
87	Odarbandh	Rural	Odarbandh
88	Pairi	Rural	Salikjhitiya
89	Parna	Rural	Parna
90	Pendarwani	Rural	Pendarwani
91	Peteshri	Rural	Bodela
92	Rampur	Rural	Rampur
93	Ratapayli	Rural	Ratapayali
94	Renga Kathera	Rural	Mathaldabari
95	Riwagohan	Rural	Rupakathi
96	Rudgaon	Rural	Rudgaon
97	Rupa Kathi	Rural	Rupakathi
98	Salhe	Rural	Konari
99	Salikjhiriya	Rural	Salikjhitiya
100	Sambalpur	Rural	Sambalpur
101	Sangin Kachhar	Rural	Sanginkachhar
102	Sewata Tola	Urban	Not applicable
103	Singarpur	Rural	Singarpur
104	Siwani Khurd	Rural	Bodela
105	Sonesarar	Rural	Sonesarar
106	Sukhri	Rural	Sukhari
107	Sukhri	Rural	Chhuikhadan
108	Tappa	Rural	Tappa
109	Teka	Rural	Kanhardabari
110	Tendunala	Rural	Tendunala
111	Tilaikhar	Rural	Tilairawar
112	Tolagaon	Rural	Jaarwahi
113	Tumdiboda	Rural	Tumadibod
114	Vicharpur Nawagaon	Rural	VI Nawagaon

Population of Dongargaon Tehsil

As per the Census 2011, Dongargaon Tehsil has a total population of 1,34,767 people, consisting of 67,103 males and 67,664 females. There are 28,259 households in the tehsil with an average population density of 311 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

Category	Total	Rural	Urban
Total Population	1,34,767	1,20,074	14,693
Male Population	67,103	59,722	7,381
Female Population	67,664	60,352	7,312
Total Households	28,259	24,847	3,412
Population Density	311 / km²	280 / km²	3,409 / km²

Beyond these basic counts, the tehsil has 92,569 literate people and 17,637 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 12,256 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 22,211 from Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities. Detailed rural and urban data for these categories is provided below:

Category	Total	Rural	Urban
Child Population (Age 0–6)	17,637	15,856	1,781
Literate Population	92,569	81,417	11,152
Illiterate Population	42,198	38,657	3,541
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population	12,256	10,572	1,684
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population	22,211	20,718	1,493

NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.

Tehsil Overview
Tehsil (Hindi)	Dongargaon (डोंगरगांव)
District	Rajnandgaon
State / UT	Chhattisgarh
Railway Station	Bakal
Total Area	434 km²
Sex Ratio (2011)	1008
Total Population (2011)	1,34,767
Density	311/km²
Total Villages	114

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