# Dongila Village, Banke Bazar, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Banke Bazar, Gaya 

# Dongila

Dongila is a village in Banke Bazar sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar, PIN code **824217**. The 2011 Census counted **2,162 people in 351 households**, the 13th largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 60.9%.

- 2,162people (2011)
- 351households
- 61.0%literacy
- 824217PIN code

## Dongila PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dongila is 824217.** Dongila falls in Banke Bazar sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- PIN code824217
- Gram panchayatTandwa
- Community development blockBanke Bazar
- Census village code255868

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Dongila from nearby towns?

- Banke Bazar (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)63 km by road
- Sherghati (nearest town)16 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Dongila?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Dongila; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Banke Bazar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sherghati
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 1 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Dongila known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 86% of the 136 hectares of village land is sown, and 77 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Dongila

Of every 100 households in Dongila in 2011, 0 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dongila · ■ Banke Bazar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**3%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****56%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****58%**

**40%

Television ****3%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**37%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Dongila?

■ Dongila · ■ Banke Bazar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.0%**

**60.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1017**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1009**

**985

Working population ****36.7%**

**35.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.8% for men and 51.4% for women. 50% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 18 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 264 (33%) · **■** Household industry 14 (2%) · **■** Other work 12 (2%) · **■** Marginal 486 (61%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Banke Bazar

- Chaugain3,175 people
- Dumranwan2,776 people
- Bihargain2,746 people
- Roshanganj2,711 people
- Azamgarh2,059 people
- Baital2,045 people
- Jamuara Kalan2,017 people
- Singhpur1,994 people

[All 99 villages in Banke Bazar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/banke-bazar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dongila?824217
- How far is Dongila from Gaya?63 km by road
- What is the population of Dongila?2,162 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dongila in?Gaya district (Banke Bazar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dongila?61.0% (Census 2011)