# Dongar Village, Chanderi, Ashoknagar (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Chanderi, Ashoknagar 

# Dongar

Dongar is a village in Chanderi sub-district of Ashoknagar district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,844 people in 344 households**, the 10th largest of 133 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.4%.

- 1,844people (2011)
- 344households
- 64.3%literacy
- 925females per 1,000 males

## Dongar PIN code and other codes

Dongar falls in Chanderi sub-district, Ashoknagar district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockChanderi
- Census village code500284

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

## How far is Dongar from nearby towns?

- Chanderi (sub-district HQ)40 km by road
- Ashoknagar (district HQ)25 km by road
- Ashoknagar (nearest town)25 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 Dongar?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Dongar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ashok Nagar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 6 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 Dongar known for?

The main crops are **ganna**. Products made here include gud. About 90% of the 824 hectares of village land is sown, and 340 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 Dongar

Of every 100 households in Dongar in 2011, 61 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Dongar · ■ Chanderi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****61%**

**31%

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

**2%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**97%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**6%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****42%**

**30%

Television ****40%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****9%**

**2%

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

**51%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Dongar?

■ Dongar · ■ Chanderi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.3%**

**58.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****925**

**905

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****967**

**927

Working population ****52.2%**

**43.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.4% for men and 45.7% for women. 55% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 658 (68%) · **■** Farm labourers 145 (15%) · **■** Other work 20 (2%) · **■** Marginal 139 (14%)

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 Chanderi

- Nanon2,110 people
- Nawni2,097 people
- Mohanpur Chanderi1,921 people
- Khanpur Chanderi1,882 people
- Surel1,823 people
- Thobon1,802 people
- Naderi1,789 people
- Hirawal1,750 people

[All 165 villages in Chanderi](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/ashoknagar/chanderi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dongar from Ashoknagar?25 km by road
- What is the population of Dongar?1,844 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dongar in?Ashoknagar district (Chanderi sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dongar?64.3% (Census 2011)