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.

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 (shown in the map alongside) 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 22.401°N, 88.1642°W. It has an average elevation of 9 m.

Demographics
According to the 2011 Census of India, Dongaria had a total population of 7,425, of which 3,794 (51%) were males and 3,631 (49%) 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 (79.94% of the population over 6 years).

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.