Dongaria


Dongaria is a village and a gram panchayat within the jurisdiction of the Nodakhali police station in the Budge Budge II CD block in the Alipore Sadar subdivision of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Geography

Area overview

Alipore Sadar subdivision is the most urbanized part of the South 24 Parganas district. 59.85% of the population lives in the urban areas and 40.15% lives in the rural areas. In the northern portion of the subdivision there are 21 census towns. The entire district is situated in the Ganges Delta and the subdivision, on the east bank of the Hooghly River, is an alluvial stretch, with industrial development.
Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Location

Dongaria is located at. It has an average elevation of.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Dongaria had a total population of 7,425, of which 3,794 were males and 3,631 were females. There were 711 persons in the age range of 0 to 6 years. The total number of literates in Dongaria was 5,367 .

Civic administration

CD block HQ

The headquarters of the Budge Budge II CD block are located at Dongaria.

Transport

A short stretch of local roads link Dongaria to the Budge Budge Trunk Road.
Budge Budge railway station is located nearby.

Education

Dongaria Anumati Balika Vidyalaya is a Bengali-medium higher secondary school.

Healthcare

Lakshmibala Dutta Rural Hospital, with 30 beds, at Bakrahat, is the major government medical facility in the Budge Budge II CD block.