# Dongar Akhegaon Village, Shevgaon, Ahmadnagar (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ahmadnagar/shevgaon/dongar-akhegaon/ Village · Shevgaon, Ahmadnagar # Dongar Akhegaon Dongar Akhegaon is a village in Shevgaon sub-district of Ahmadnagar district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,315 people in 294 households**, the 60th largest of 112 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.9%. - 1,315people (2011) - 294households - 69.0%literacy - 931females per 1,000 males ## Dongar Akhegaon PIN code and other codes Dongar Akhegaon falls in Shevgaon sub-district, Ahmadnagar district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockShevgaon - Census village code557882 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dongar Akhegaon from nearby towns? - Shevgaon (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Ahmadnagar (district HQ)78 km by road - Ahmadnagar (nearest town)78 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 Dongar Akhegaon? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Dongar Akhegaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Akhegaon - ○Degree college10+ km · Shevgaon - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shevgaon - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 16 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 Dongar Akhegaon known for? About 79% of the 381 hectares of village land is sown, and 249 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 Dongar Akhegaon Of every 100 households in Dongar Akhegaon in 2011, 63 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Dongar Akhegaon · ■ Shevgaon rural average Electricity for lighting ****63%** **67% Toilet within the home ****31%** **36% No toilet (open defecation) ****69%** **63% Tap water ****0%** **50% Drinking water within premises ****26%** **49% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **14% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **82% Use banking services ****84%** **76% Television ****36%** **43% Mobile phone ****62%** **65% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****21%** **25% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****15%** **20% Own their home ****97%** **91% 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 Dongar Akhegaon? ■ Dongar Akhegaon · ■ Shevgaon rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.0%** **73.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****931** **953 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****827** **843 Working population ****52.5%** **51.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.8% for men and 57.7% for women. 51% of men and 54% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 481 (70%) · **■** Farm labourers 105 (15%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 51 (7%) · **■** Marginal 50 (7%) 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 Shevgaon - Khuntefal1,406 people - Sonvihir1,337 people - Thakur Pimpalgaon1,334 people - Belgaon1,324 people - Bhagur1,279 people - Warkhed1,277 people - Wadgaon1,193 people - Thate1,167 people [All 112 villages in Shevgaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ahmadnagar/shevgaon/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Dongar Akhegaon from Ahmadnagar?78 km by road - What is the population of Dongar Akhegaon?1,315 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dongar Akhegaon in?Ahmadnagar district (Shevgaon sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Dongar Akhegaon?69.0% (Census 2011)