Village · Goharganj, Raisen
# Damdongri

Damdongri is a village in Goharganj sub-district of Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 420 people in 85 households, the 129th largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.1%.
- 420 people (2011)
- 85 households
- 68.8% literacy
- 803 females per 1,000 males

## Damdongri PIN code and other codes

Damdongri falls in Goharganj sub-district, Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Community development block Obedullaganj
- Census village code 484448

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Damdongri from nearby towns?
- Goharganj (sub-district HQ) 30 km by road
- Raisen (district HQ) 50 km by road
- Sultanpur (nearest town) 15 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Damdongri?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Damdongri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● National highway In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Mandi / regular market In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Raisen
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 7 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Damdongri known for?

The main crops are soyabean, wheat and chana. About 70% of the 202 hectares of village land is sown, and 43 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Damdongri

Of every 100 households in Damdongri in 2011, 100 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Damdongri · ■ Goharganj rural average
- Electricity for lighting 100% 81%
- Toilet within the home 5% 25%
- No toilet (open defecation) 95% 74%
- Tap water 12% 18%
- Drinking water within premises 1% 17%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 6%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 93%
- Use banking services 18% 38%
- Television 42% 36%
- Mobile phone 82% 43%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 23% 20%
- Car / jeep / van 5% 2%
- None of these assets 13% 35%
- Own their home 93% 93%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Damdongri?

■ Damdongri · ■ Goharganj rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 68.8% 68.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 803 908
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 889 927
- Working population 47.4% 39.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.0% for men and 52.1% for women. 57% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 15 (8%) · ■ Farm labourers 100 (50%) · ■ Household industry 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 75 (38%) · ■ Marginal 8 (4%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Goharganj
- Amchha Kalan 431 people
- Beejor 428 people
- Jatanpur 427 people
- Nandora 424 people
- Genhu Kheda 410 people
- Nasipur 410 people
- Mundala Bazyaft 402 people
- Resalpur 401 people

All 230 villages in Goharganj

## Quick answers
- How far is Damdongri from Raisen? 50 km by road
- What is the population of Damdongri? 420 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Damdongri in? Raisen district (Goharganj sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Damdongri? 68.8% (Census 2011)

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