# 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 **1,197 people in 269 households**, the 60th largest of 304 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.6%.

- 1,197people (2011)
- 269households
- 74.2%literacy
- 1,060females 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 code498143

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)40 km by road
- Balaghat (district HQ)115 km by road
- Malajkhand (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 Dongariya?

7 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
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mandae
- ○Degree college10+ km · Baihar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Baihar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 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 Dongariya known for?

The main crops are **dhan and makka**. About 63% of the 336 hectares of village land is sown, and 15 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, 56 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dongariya · ■ Baihar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****56%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**13%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**98%

Use banking services ****22%**

**30%

Television ****11%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**12%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****29%**

**40%

Own their home ****96%**

**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+) ****74.2%**

**65.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1060**

**1031

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1014**

**981

Working population ****59.6%**

**54.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.9% for men and 67.9% for women. 59% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 168 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 215 (30%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 40 (6%) · **■** Marginal 283 (40%)

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

- Saletekri1,235 people
- Ramhepur1,226 people
- Surwahi1,225 people
- Dabri1,204 people
- Kinarda1,194 people
- Karonda Bahera1,174 people
- Dadkasa1,171 people
- Pola1,165 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?1,197 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dongariya in?Balaghat district (Baihar sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dongariya?74.2% (Census 2011)