# Dongargaon Village, Lanji, Balaghat (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Lanji, Balaghat 

# Dongargaon

Dongargaon is a village in Lanji sub-district of Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,300 people in 544 households**, the 14th largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.6%.

- 2,300people (2011)
- 544households
- 79.6%literacy
- 984females per 1,000 males

## Dongargaon PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockLanji
- Census village code498528

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?

- Lanji (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Balaghat (district HQ)73 km by road
- Lanji (nearest town)12 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?

8 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
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bhela
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kirnapur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- 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 Dongargaon known for?

The main crops are **dhan, chana and wheat**. About 72% of the 335 hectares of village land is sown, and 236 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, 67 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dongargaon · ■ Lanji rural average

Electricity for lighting ****67%**

**72%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**89%

Tap water ****3%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**15%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****47%**

**25%

Television ****15%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**23%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

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 · ■ Lanji rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.6%**

**77.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****984**

**1014

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**987

Working population ****67.1%**

**59.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.3% for men and 68.7% for women. 69% of men and 65% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 275 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 122 (8%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 65 (4%) · **■** Marginal 1,078 (70%)

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 Lanji

- Badgaon2,765 people
- Kochewahi2,696 people
- Dewalgaon2,609 people
- Bolegaon2,456 people
- Umari2,254 people
- Risewada2,208 people
- Sawari2,192 people
- Miriya2,179 people

[All 162 villages in Lanji](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/lanji/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dongargaon from Balaghat?73 km by road
- What is the population of Dongargaon?2,300 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dongargaon in?Balaghat district (Lanji sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dongargaon?79.6% (Census 2011)