# Dongam Village, Jagdalpur, Bastar (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Jagdalpur, Bastar 

# Dongam

Dongam is a village in Jagdalpur sub-district of Bastar district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494001**. The 2011 Census counted **821 people in 218 households**, the 52nd largest of 108 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 33.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.1%.

- 821people (2011)
- 218households
- 33.9%literacy
- 494001PIN code

## Dongam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dongam is 494001.** Dongam falls in Jagdalpur sub-district, Bastar district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code494001
- Gram panchayatJatam
- Community development blockJagdalpur
- Census village code449128

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

## How far is Dongam from nearby towns?

- Jagdalpur (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Jagdalpur (district HQ)8 km by road
- Jagdalpur (nearest town)8 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 Dongam?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Dongam; 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Niyanar
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Jagdalpur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Jagdalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Dongam known for?

About 57% of the 278 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Dongam

Of every 100 households in Dongam in 2011, 29 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dongam · ■ Jagdalpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****29%**

**69%

Toilet within the home ****56%**

**85%

No toilet (open defecation) ****44%**

**15%

Tap water ****0%**

**14%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**10%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**95%

Use banking services ****5%**

**27%

Television ****0%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****2%**

**15%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****36%**

**24%

Own their home ****96%**

**95%

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 Dongam?

■ Dongam · ■ Jagdalpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****33.9%**

**54.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1007**

**1009

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****785**

**969

Working population ****48.0%**

**41.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 43.6% for men and 24.7% for women. 58% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 34 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 41 (10%) · **■** Other work 176 (45%) · **■** Marginal 143 (36%)

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 Jagdalpur

- Garawand Kalan866 people
- Ulnar866 people
- Kulgaon855 people
- Bhataguda822 people
- Biranpal806 people
- Chhotekawali799 people
- Jatam793 people
- Karkapal774 people

[All 116 villages in Jagdalpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bastar/jagdalpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dongam?494001
- How far is Dongam from Jagdalpur?8 km by road
- What is the population of Dongam?821 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dongam in?Bastar district (Jagdalpur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Dongam?33.9% (Census 2011)