Village · Saraipali, Mahasamund # Dongarkasa Dongarkasa is a village in Saraipali sub-district of Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 491321. The 2011 Census counted 326 people in 81 households, the 197th largest of 235 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%. - 326 people (2011) - 81 households - 69.5% literacy - 491321 PIN code ## Dongarkasa PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Dongarkasa is 491321. Dongarkasa falls in Saraipali sub-district, Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 491321 - Gram panchayat Chiwarakuta - Community development block Saraipali - Census village code 446076 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Dongarkasa from nearby towns? - Saraipali (sub-district HQ) 40 km by road - Mahasamund (district HQ) 50 km by road - Saraipali (nearest town) 40 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Dongarkasa? 4 services counted by the Census are inside Dongarkasa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Paikin - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Saraipali - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Saraipali - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 18 h summer · 20 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Dongarkasa known for? The main crops are paddy, black gram and kidney-bean. About 74% of the 238 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Dongarkasa Of every 100 households in Dongarkasa in 2011, 1 had electricity, 78 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Dongarkasa · ■ Saraipali rural average - Electricity for lighting 1% 82% - Toilet within the home 78% 13% - No toilet (open defecation) 22% 87% - Tap water 0% 6% - Drinking water within premises 0% 6% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 96% - Use banking services 95% 63% - Television 4% 20% - Mobile phone 4% 21% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 1% 11% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 30% 22% - Own their home 91% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Dongarkasa? ■ Dongarkasa · ■ Saraipali rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 69.5% 73.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1025 1011 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 913 953 - Working population 63.8% 47.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.7% for men and 59.7% for women. 60% of men and 68% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 54 (26%) · ■ Farm labourers 71 (34%) · ■ Household industry 3 (1%) · ■ Other work 5 (2%) · ■ Marginal 75 (36%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Saraipali - Parewapali 336 people - Darlipali 333 people - Chhibarra 331 people - Akashkhara 329 people - Beldihpathar 317 people - Sargunabhata 311 people - Kodopali 299 people - Mawalikhar 289 people All 237 villages in Saraipali ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Dongarkasa? 491321 - How far is Dongarkasa from Mahasamund? 50 km by road - What is the population of Dongarkasa? 326 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dongarkasa in? Mahasamund district (Saraipali sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Dongarkasa? 69.5% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/mahasamund/saraipali/dongarkasa/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.