# Dongarkhedi Village, Shamgarh, Mandsaur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Shamgarh, Mandsaur 

# Dongarkhedi

Dongarkhedi is a village in Shamgarh sub-district of Mandsaur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **553 people in 140 households**, the 70th largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.2%.

- 553people (2011)
- 140households
- 65.3%literacy
- 1,079females per 1,000 males

## Dongarkhedi PIN code and other codes

Dongarkhedi falls in Shamgarh sub-district, Mandsaur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockGaroth
- Census village code469501

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

## How far is Dongarkhedi from nearby towns?

- Shamgarh (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Mandsaur (district HQ)75 km by road
- Shamgarh (nearest town)10 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 Dongarkhedi?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mandsaur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 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 Dongarkhedi known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, makka and wheat**. About 42% of the 375 hectares of village land is sown, and 97 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 Dongarkhedi

Of every 100 households in Dongarkhedi in 2011, 88 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dongarkhedi · ■ Shamgarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**19%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**10%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**3%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****36%**

**28%

Television ****15%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****36%**

**31%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Dongarkhedi?

■ Dongarkhedi · ■ Shamgarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.3%**

**62.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1079**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1108**

**924

Working population ****36.0%**

**53.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.5% for men and 42.7% for women. 61% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 109 (55%) · **■** Farm labourers 86 (43%) · **■** Other work 3 (2%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%)

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 Shamgarh

- Kilgari600 people
- Kundla Buzurg593 people
- Nipaniya577 people
- Salri557 people
- Khaikheda547 people
- Surajana Naya543 people
- Ghatya537 people
- Makdichaoda521 people

[All 96 villages in Shamgarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/mandsaur/shamgarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dongarkhedi from Mandsaur?75 km by road
- What is the population of Dongarkhedi?553 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dongarkhedi in?Mandsaur district (Shamgarh sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dongarkhedi?65.3% (Census 2011)