# Dongaon Village, Chitapur, Gulbarga (Karnataka) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Chitapur, Gulbarga 

# Dongaon

Dongaon is a village in Chitapur sub-district of Gulbarga district, Karnataka, PIN code **585211**. The 2011 Census counted **2,815 people in 451 households**, the 30th largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.1%.

- 2,815people (2011)
- 451households
- 47.4%literacy
- 585211PIN code

## Dongaon PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dongaon is 585211.** Dongaon falls in Chitapur sub-district, Gulbarga district, Karnataka.

- PIN code585211
- Gram panchayatBhimanhalli
- Community development blockChitapur
- Census village code620681

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

## How far is Dongaon from nearby towns?

- Chitapur (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Gulbarga (district HQ)60 km by road
- Chitapur (nearest town)15 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 Dongaon?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Dongaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Chitapur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chittapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chitapur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Dongaon known for?

The main crops are **tur dal**. About 94% of the 1,697 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Dongaon

Of every 100 households in Dongaon in 2011, 62 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dongaon · ■ Chitapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****62%**

**83%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**50%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**18%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****23%**

**45%

Television ****13%**

**38%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****55%**

**29%

Own their home ****98%**

**91%

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 Dongaon?

■ Dongaon · ■ Chitapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****47.4%**

**53.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1027**

**999

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1013**

**941

Working population ****52.3%**

**45.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 57.7% for men and 37.3% for women. 57% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 425 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 318 (22%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 148 (10%) · **■** Marginal 578 (39%)

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 Chitapur

- Malgatti3,097 people
- Korwar2,965 people
- Gundagurthi2,900 people
- Bhagodi2,859 people
- Tonsinhalli2,810 people
- Hannikere2,639 people
- Pethsirur2,467 people
- Bhedsur2,377 people

[All 125 villages in Chitapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/gulbarga/chitapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dongaon?585211
- How far is Dongaon from Gulbarga?60 km by road
- What is the population of Dongaon?2,815 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dongaon in?Gulbarga district (Chitapur sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Dongaon?47.4% (Census 2011)
