Village · Gurbandha, Purbi Singhbhum # Dongadah Dongadah is a village in Gurbandha sub-district of Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted 339 people in 77 households, the 49th largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.0%. - 339 people (2011) - 77 households - 60.1% literacy - 1,030 females per 1,000 males ## Dongadah PIN code and other codes Dongadah falls in Gurbandha sub-district, Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand. - Community development block Gurbandha - Census village code 364176 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Dongadah from nearby towns? - Jamshedpur (district HQ) 40 km by road - Jugsalai (nearest town) 42 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Dongadah? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Dongadah; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● Commercial bank In village - ● Cooperative bank In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Bahragora - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Ghatshila - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Jamshedpur - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water covered wells and hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 9 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Dongadah known for? The main crops are rice. About 33% of the 156 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Dongadah Of every 100 households in Dongadah in 2011, 99 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Dongadah · ■ Gurbandha rural average - Electricity for lighting 99% 68% - Toilet within the home 0% 2% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 98% - Tap water 0% 1% - Drinking water within premises 5% 4% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 100% - Use banking services 67% 45% - Television 15% 6% - Mobile phone 22% 24% - Computer with internet 1% 0% - Two-wheeler 18% 6% - Car / jeep / van 0% 0% - None of these assets 26% 20% - Own their home 100% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Dongadah? ■ Dongadah · ■ Gurbandha rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 60.1% 55.0% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1030 981 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1000 933 - Working population 54.6% 49.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.9% for men and 47.7% for women. 56% of men and 53% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 4 (2%) · ■ Other work 15 (8%) · ■ Marginal 166 (90%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Gurbandha - Bhurshan 352 people - Murakati 351 people - Nekradangri 347 people - Paraspur 345 people - Namulepa 314 people - Noyadi 309 people - Laupara 298 people - Gobraduma 295 people All 93 villages in Gurbandha ## Quick answers - How far is Dongadah from Jamshedpur? 40 km by road - What is the population of Dongadah? 339 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dongadah in? Purbi Singhbhum district (Gurbandha sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Dongadah? 60.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/purbi-singhbhum/gurbandha/dongadah/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.