# Dongariya Village, Baihar, Balaghat (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Baihar, Balaghat 

# Dongariya

Dongariya is a village in Baihar sub-district of Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,483 people in 315 households**, the 32nd largest of 304 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.6%.

- 1,483people (2011)
- 315households
- 55.0%literacy
- 1,051females per 1,000 males

## Dongariya PIN code and other codes

Dongariya falls in Baihar sub-district, Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBirsa
- Census village code498100

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

## How far is Dongariya from nearby towns?

- Baihar (sub-district HQ)62 km by road
- Balaghat (district HQ)115 km by road
- Malajkhand (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 Dongariya?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Dongariya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kachnari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Baihar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Baihar
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 14 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 Dongariya known for?

About 69% of the 426 hectares of village land is sown, and 48 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 Dongariya

Of every 100 households in Dongariya in 2011, 28 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dongariya · ■ Baihar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****28%**

**44%

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

**6%

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

**93%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**13%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****62%**

**30%

Television ****2%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****11%**

**12%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****24%**

**40%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Dongariya?

■ Dongariya · ■ Baihar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.0%**

**65.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1051**

**1031

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1131**

**981

Working population ****56.2%**

**54.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.2% for men and 40.4% for women. 57% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 6 (1%) · **■** Marginal 827 (99%)

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 Baihar

- Singanpuri1,515 people
- Bithli1,509 people
- Daldala1,497 people
- Salewada1,494 people
- Janpur1,479 people
- Ramgarhi1,465 people
- Samnapur1,454 people
- Machhurda1,440 people

[All 330 villages in Baihar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/baihar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dongariya from Balaghat?115 km by road
- What is the population of Dongariya?1,483 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dongariya in?Balaghat district (Baihar sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dongariya?55.0% (Census 2011)