# Dongijharan Village, Saraipali, Mahasamund (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Saraipali, Mahasamund 

# Dongijharan

Dongijharan is a village in Saraipali sub-district of Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491995**. The 2011 Census counted **402 people in 104 households**, the 176th largest of 235 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 402people (2011)
- 104households
- 64.7%literacy
- 491995PIN code

## Dongijharan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dongijharan is 491995.** Dongijharan falls in Saraipali sub-district, Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code491995
- Gram panchayatKodoguda
- Community development blockSaraipali
- Census village code445990

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

## How far is Dongijharan from nearby towns?

- Saraipali (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Mahasamund (district HQ)130 km by road
- Saraipali (nearest town)17 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 Dongijharan?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Dongijharan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Paikin
- ○Degree college10+ km · Saraipali
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Basna
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 18 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 Dongijharan known for?

The main crops are **paddy, black gram and kidney-bean**. About 73% of the 190 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Dongijharan

Of every 100 households in Dongijharan in 2011, 96 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Dongijharan · ■ Saraipali rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**82%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**6%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**96%

Use banking services ****74%**

**63%

Television ****20%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**22%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

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 Dongijharan?

■ Dongijharan · ■ Saraipali rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.7%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1094**

**1011

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1107**

**953

Working population ****64.2%**

**47.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.0% for men and 58.1% for women. 64% of men and 64% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 87 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 36 (14%) · **■** Other work 4 (2%) · **■** Marginal 131 (51%)

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 Saraipali

- Lukapara416 people
- Kokdi408 people
- Singharpur405 people
- Bagduwari403 people
- Balanda401 people
- Jogidadar397 people
- Samdaraha383 people
- Palsabhadi379 people

[All 237 villages in Saraipali](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/mahasamund/saraipali/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dongijharan?491995
- How far is Dongijharan from Mahasamund?130 km by road
- What is the population of Dongijharan?402 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dongijharan in?Mahasamund district (Saraipali sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Dongijharan?64.7% (Census 2011)