Dongargaon, Agar Malwa

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{{Use Indian English|date=March 2017}}
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'''Dongargaon''' is a town and a [[Gram Panchayat]] in [[Agar Malwa district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Madhya Pradesh]].

It is located on the Indore – Kota highway NH552 G. It is surrounded by the border with the state of [[Rajasthan]] from three sides and is a well-known center of transport business between the two states.

==Demographics==
Dongargaon is drained by Kalisindh river.

==Language==
The main languages spoken in the village are [[Hindi]], [[Malwi]] and [[Rajasthani language|Rajasthani]].

==Religion==
With more than a hundred Hindu temples, Dongargaon has been famous in the local area for many years. Some of the most famous temples in town are Shree Ram Mandir,Shiv mandir, Radha Krishna Mandir Rawla, Raman Bihari, Shri Ram Temple, Maa Ashapurana Mandir Guradiya Baba Ramdev Mandir, Lakhabir Mandir, Bavari Temple, Balaji Temple. Piplya kheda Balaji Temple is said to be one of the oldest temples of Madhya Pradesh.{{CN|date=June 2018}} Dongargaon also has some mosques for its Muslim population, the biggest of which is Masjid in hatchouk.

==Nearby towns and cities ==
* [[Jhalrapatan]] – 41 km
* [[Jhalawar]] – 43 km
* [[Agar, Madhya Pradesh|Agar]] – 60 km
* [[Ujjain]] – 120 km
* [[Kota, Rajasthan|Kota]] – 135 km
* [[Indore]] − 180 km
* [[Jaipur]] – 300 km
* [[Bhopal]] – 225 km

==Nearby villages==
Dongargaon is surrounded by many cities and villages. There are more than 100 villages around Dongargaon. The main villages among them are Salyakhedi, Guradiya , Shripatpura Kheda, Barai, Kishanpura, Piplya kheda,Soyat kalan, khojakhedi, Baron, Fatehgarh, Chanwali, also touches boundary via river with Badai, Bakani .

==Kali Sindh Basin==

The [[Kali Sindh]] Basin stretches between the southern and northern limits of the district. It occupies the major parts of Susner and Shajapur Tehsils and a very small part of Agar Tehsil. The southern part of the region is hilly whereas the northern part is plain. The hills gradually decrease in height from south to north. There are a few scattered hillocks in the central and northern parts also. The altitude of the region varies between 450 and 528 metres above mean sea level. Numerous streams originate from the hilly area and dissect the surface. Kali Sindh is the main river, which traverses the hills and flows further on the eastern border of the district. Lakundar is the main rivulets of Kali Sindh that flows northwards. Geologically, the entire region is a part of the Deccan Trap of the Cretaceous [[Eocene]] period. Its main tributary, Kanthal River, Kalisindh is the largest source of water in Dongargaon.

== References ==
{{Ujjain Division}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Agar Malwa district]]
[[Category:Shajapur]]
[[Category:Villages in Agar Malwa district]]

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