# Dongargaon Village, Balapur, Akola (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/akola/balapur/dongargaon/ Village · Balapur, Akola # Dongargaon Dongargaon is a village in Balapur sub-district of Akola district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,622 people in 388 households**, the 23rd largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 86.8%. - 1,622people (2011) - 388households - 80.1%literacy - 922females per 1,000 males ## Dongargaon PIN code and other codes Dongargaon falls in Balapur sub-district, Akola district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockBalapur - Census village code529900 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? - Balapur (sub-district HQ)17 km by road - Akola (district HQ)41 km by road - Shegaon (nearest town)11 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? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Dongargaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Lohata - ○Degree college10+ km · Shegaon - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Akola - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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? About 96% of the 1,298 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,201 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, 84 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Dongargaon · ■ Balapur rural average Electricity for lighting ****84%** **73% Toilet within the home ****19%** **31% No toilet (open defecation) ****81%** **69% Tap water ****100%** **68% Drinking water within premises ****51%** **48% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%** **87% Use banking services ****56%** **55% Television ****42%** **31% Mobile phone ****40%** **37% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****10%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****40%** **43% Own their home ****90%** **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 Dongargaon? ■ Dongargaon · ■ Balapur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.1%** **86.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****922** **945 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****955** **929 Working population ****49.0%** **48.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.5% for men and 71.0% for women. 58% of men and 39% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 214 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 395 (50%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 48 (6%) · **■** Marginal 136 (17%) 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 Balapur - Kolasa1,900 people - Morgaon Sadijan1,829 people - Manjari1,773 people - Nakashi1,651 people - Antri Malkapur1,609 people - Bharatpur1,604 people - Manarkhed1,582 people - Kasura1,476 people [All 98 villages in Balapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/akola/balapur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Dongargaon from Akola?41 km by road - What is the population of Dongargaon?1,622 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dongargaon in?Akola district (Balapur sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Dongargaon?80.1% (Census 2011)