Village · Basna, Mahasamund
# Dongaripali

Dongaripali is a village in Basna sub-district of Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 493555. The 2011 Census counted 630 people in 152 households, the 119th largest of 215 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.9%.
- 630 people (2011)
- 152 households
- 64.3% literacy
- 493555 PIN code

## Dongaripali PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Dongaripali is 493555. Dongaripali falls in Basna sub-district, Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh.
- PIN code 493555
- Gram panchayat Dhalam
- Community development block Basna
- Census village code 445689

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

## How far is Dongaripali from nearby towns?
- Basna (sub-district HQ) 24 km by road
- Mahasamund (district HQ) 118 km by road
- Basna (nearest town) 24 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Dongaripali?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Pirda
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Basna
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Basna
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 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
- Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 12 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Dongaripali known for?

The main crops are paddy, pea nut and black gram. About 82% of the 180 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Dongaripali

Of every 100 households in Dongaripali in 2011, 89 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Dongaripali · ■ Basna rural average
- Electricity for lighting 89% 84%
- Toilet within the home 8% 14%
- No toilet (open defecation) 92% 86%
- Tap water 0% 3%
- Drinking water within premises 1% 6%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 97%
- Use banking services 83% 38%
- Television 21% 21%
- Mobile phone 21% 22%
- Computer with internet 1% 0%
- Two-wheeler 8% 11%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 1%
- None of these assets 26% 23%
- Own their home 98% 97%

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

## What is the population of Dongaripali?

■ Dongaripali · ■ Basna rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 64.3% 68.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1066 1023
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1000 961
- Working population 55.4% 47.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.7% for men and 53.7% for women. 59% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 17 (5%) · ■ Farm labourers 131 (38%) · ■ Household industry 2 (1%) · ■ Other work 6 (2%) · ■ Marginal 193 (55%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Basna
- Gohedadar 640 people
- Lambar 637 people
- Jewra 636 people
- Chandkhuri 631 people
- Lalitpur 629 people
- Garhgaon 626 people
- Pargala 620 people
- Beltikri 618 people

All 225 villages in Basna

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Dongaripali? 493555
- How far is Dongaripali from Mahasamund? 118 km by road
- What is the population of Dongaripali? 630 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dongaripali in? Mahasamund district (Basna sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Dongaripali? 64.3% (Census 2011)

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