# Dongargaon Village, Berasia, Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Berasia, Bhopal 

# Dongargaon

Dongargaon is a village in Berasia sub-district of Bhopal district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **638 people in 142 households**, the 139th largest of 290 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.1%.

- 638people (2011)
- 142households
- 66.1%literacy
- 922females per 1,000 males

## Dongargaon PIN code and other codes

Dongargaon falls in Berasia sub-district, Bhopal district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBerasia
- Census village code482064

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?

- Berasia (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Bhopal (district HQ)75 km by road
- Berasia (nearest town)30 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?

9 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Berasia
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhopal
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)11 h summer · 12 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 **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 89% of the 465 hectares of village land is sown, and 263 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, 49 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dongargaon · ■ Berasia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****49%**

**64%

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

**10%

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

**90%

Tap water ****1%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**9%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****36%**

**28%

Television ****19%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**16%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****59%**

**43%

Own their home ****95%**

**97%

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 · ■ Berasia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.1%**

**64.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****922**

**899

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1196**

**920

Working population ****51.1%**

**44.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.4% for men and 51.0% for women. 53% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 41 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 99 (30%) · **■** Household industry 6 (2%) · **■** Other work 1 (0%) · **■** Marginal 179 (55%)

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 Berasia

- Hingoni653 people
- Barrichheer Kheda647 people
- Umaraya643 people
- Haripur639 people
- Pardi629 people
- Jhikariya Kalan625 people
- Garha Khurd624 people
- Hamid Khedi622 people

[All 303 villages in Berasia](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/bhopal/berasia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dongargaon from Bhopal?75 km by road
- What is the population of Dongargaon?638 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dongargaon in?Bhopal district (Berasia sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dongargaon?66.1% (Census 2011)