Village · Bagbahra, Mahasamund
# Dongakhamariya

Dongakhamariya is a village in Bagbahra sub-district of Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 496554. The 2011 Census counted 364 people in 96 households, the 198th largest of 235 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.9%.
- 364 people (2011)
- 96 households
- 77.2% literacy
- 496554 PIN code

## Dongakhamariya PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Dongakhamariya is 496554. Dongakhamariya falls in Bagbahra sub-district, Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh.
- PIN code 496554
- Gram panchayat Salhe Bhantha
- Community development block Bagbahara
- Census village code 446567

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

## How far is Dongakhamariya from nearby towns?
- Bagbahara (sub-district HQ) 24 km by road
- Mahasamund (district HQ) 57 km by road
- Bagbahara (nearest town) 24 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Dongakhamariya?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Dongakhamariya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Deori
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Bagbahara
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Bagbahara
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- 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 Dongakhamariya known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 66% of the 252 hectares of village land is sown, and 126 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Dongakhamariya

Of every 100 households in Dongakhamariya in 2011, 87 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dongakhamariya · ■ Bagbahra rural average
- Electricity for lighting 87% 78%
- Toilet within the home 8% 16%
- No toilet (open defecation) 92% 84%
- Tap water 0% 6%
- Drinking water within premises 8% 6%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 97% 98%
- Use banking services 50% 54%
- Television 29% 21%
- Mobile phone 26% 17%
- Computer with internet 1% 0%
- Two-wheeler 9% 7%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 0%
- None of these assets 16% 27%
- Own their home 97% 96%

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

## What is the population of Dongakhamariya?

■ Dongakhamariya · ■ Bagbahra rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 77.2% 65.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1000 1031
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 857 993
- Working population 48.9% 51.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.9% for men and 63.9% for women. 58% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 32 (18%) · ■ Farm labourers 84 (47%) · ■ Other work 3 (2%) · ■ Marginal 59 (33%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Bagbahra
- Mohgaon 390 people
- Dhaurabhantha 384 people
- Banskanta 380 people
- Kurrubhatha 370 people
- Kalyanpur 359 people
- Bamhansara 350 people
- Tengrahi 349 people
- Fuljhar 347 people

All 242 villages in Bagbahra

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Dongakhamariya? 496554
- How far is Dongakhamariya from Mahasamund? 57 km by road
- What is the population of Dongakhamariya? 364 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dongakhamariya in? Mahasamund district (Bagbahra sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Dongakhamariya? 77.2% (Census 2011)

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