# Dongargaon Village, Kirnapur, Balaghat (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Kirnapur, Balaghat 

# Dongargaon

Dongargaon is a village in Kirnapur sub-district of Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **531 people in 132 households**, the 101st largest of 131 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.9%.

- 531people (2011)
- 132households
- 67.7%literacy
- 1,019females per 1,000 males

## Dongargaon PIN code and other codes

Dongargaon falls in Kirnapur sub-district, Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockKirnapur
- Census village code497873

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

## How far is Dongargaon from nearby towns?

- Kirnapur (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Balaghat (district HQ)22 km by road
- Balaghat (nearest town)22 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 Dongargaon?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Dongargaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mohgaon
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kirnapur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Dongargaon known for?

The main crops are **dhan, wheat and chana**. About 7% of the 1,405 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 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 Dongargaon

Of every 100 households in Dongargaon in 2011, 84 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dongargaon · ■ Kirnapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**16%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**98%

Use banking services ****3%**

**37%

Television ****14%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****11%**

**18%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**8%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****32%**

**25%

Own their home ****68%**

**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 Dongargaon?

■ Dongargaon · ■ Kirnapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.7%**

**76.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1019**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**944

Working population ****58.4%**

**54.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.0% for men and 60.5% for women. 59% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 87 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 127 (41%) · **■** Other work 15 (5%) · **■** Marginal 81 (26%)

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 Kirnapur

- Kohka566 people
- Newargaon Khurd545 people
- Timkitola542 people
- Lodhangi535 people
- Gunai516 people
- Gopalpur498 people
- Okasi477 people
- Dharapuri456 people

[All 148 villages in Kirnapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/kirnapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dongargaon from Balaghat?22 km by road
- What is the population of Dongargaon?531 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dongargaon in?Balaghat district (Kirnapur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dongargaon?67.7% (Census 2011)