# Dongaro Village, Wadrafnagar, Surguja (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Wadrafnagar, Surguja 

# Dongaro

Dongaro is a village in Wadrafnagar sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497223**. The 2011 Census counted **764 people in 173 households**, the 85th largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.6%.

- 764people (2011)
- 173households
- 47.8%literacy
- 497223PIN code

## Dongaro PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dongaro is 497223.** Dongaro falls in Wadrafnagar sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code497223
- Gram panchayatDongaro
- Community development blockWadrafnagar
- Census village code432177

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

## How far is Dongaro from nearby towns?

- Wadrafnagar (sub-district HQ)40 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ)100 km by road
- Wadrafnagar (nearest town)40 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 Dongaro?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Wadrafnagar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Wadrafnagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 16 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 Dongaro known for?

About 58% of the 362 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 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 Dongaro

Of every 100 households in Dongaro in 2011, 55 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Dongaro · ■ Wadrafnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****55%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**77%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**13%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**100%

Use banking services ****100%**

**59%

Television ****7%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**16%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**50%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Dongaro?

■ Dongaro · ■ Wadrafnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****47.8%**

**58.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1021**

**968

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1063**

**952

Working population ****54.3%**

**49.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 52.7% for men and 42.9% for women. 56% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 94 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 131 (32%) · **■** Other work 16 (4%) · **■** Marginal 174 (42%)

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 Wadrafnagar

- Dhodhi821 people
- Duwari808 people
- Chakdehi804 people
- Shiwari793 people
- Barti Khurd758 people
- Jhapar749 people
- Bharuhi Bans725 people
- Karri723 people

[All 120 villages in Wadrafnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/wadrafnagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dongaro?497223
- How far is Dongaro from Ambikapur?100 km by road
- What is the population of Dongaro?764 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dongaro in?Surguja district (Wadrafnagar sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Dongaro?47.8% (Census 2011)