Village · Baloda, Janjgir - Champa
# Dongri

Dongri is a village in Baloda sub-district of Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 495559. The 2011 Census counted 2,708 people in 701 households, the 9th largest of 69 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.0%.
- 2,708 people (2011)
- 701 households
- 69.7% literacy
- 495559 PIN code

## Dongri PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Dongri is 495559. Dongri falls in Baloda sub-district, Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh.
- PIN code 495559
- Gram panchayat Dongri
- Community development block Baloda
- Census village code 436676

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Dongri from nearby towns?
- Baloda (sub-district HQ) 6 km by road
- Janjgir (district HQ) 29 km by road
- Baloda (nearest town) 6 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Dongri?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Dongri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 private
- ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 private
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Baloda
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Akaltara
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Dongri known for?

The main crops are paddy, olive and tivra. About 73% of the 721 hectares of village land is sown, and 81 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Dongri

Of every 100 households in Dongri in 2011, 79 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dongri · ■ Baloda rural average
- Electricity for lighting 79% 86%
- Toilet within the home 9% 10%
- No toilet (open defecation) 91% 90%
- Tap water 0% 8%
- Drinking water within premises 7% 8%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 98%
- Use banking services 18% 21%
- Television 13% 19%
- Mobile phone 17% 15%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 7% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 0%
- None of these assets 56% 40%
- Own their home 96% 97%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Dongri?

■ Dongri · ■ Baloda rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 69.7% 73.0%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 991 983
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1105 968
- Working population 52.0% 58.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.6% for men and 57.5% for women. 57% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 189 (13%) · ■ Farm labourers 657 (47%) · ■ Household industry 8 (1%) · ■ Other work 84 (6%) · ■ Marginal 471 (33%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Baloda
- Pantora 3,002 people
- Orai Kalan 2,964 people
- Khaija 2,796 people
- Jarwe 2,788 people
- Hedaspur 2,505 people
- Pahariya 2,292 people
- Bachhoud 1,965 people
- Rasauta 1,861 people

All 69 villages in Baloda

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Dongri? 495559
- How far is Dongri from Janjgir? 29 km by road
- What is the population of Dongri? 2,708 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dongri in? Janjgir - Champa district (Baloda sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Dongri? 69.7% (Census 2011)

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