# Dongargaon Village, Sillod, Aurangabad (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/aurangabad/sillod/dongargaon/ Village · Sillod, Aurangabad # Dongargaon Dongargaon is a village in Sillod sub-district of Aurangabad district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **7,685 people in 1,527 households**, the 6th largest of 127 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%. - 7,685people (2011) - 1,527households - 67.2%literacy - 915females per 1,000 males ## Dongargaon PIN code and other codes Dongargaon falls in Sillod sub-district, Aurangabad district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockSillod - Census village code548636 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? - Sillod (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Aurangabad (district HQ)70 km by road - Sillod (nearest town)7 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? 24 services counted by the Census are inside Dongargaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 8 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Sillod - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sillod - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)16 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 **sugarcane, wheat and maize**. About 88% of the 1,405 hectares of village land is sown, and 823 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, 86 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Dongargaon · ■ Sillod rural average Electricity for lighting ****86%** **65% Toilet within the home ****9%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****91%** **83% Tap water ****70%** **54% Drinking water within premises ****46%** **42% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **91% Use banking services ****43%** **56% Television ****33%** **30% Mobile phone ****50%** **51% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****14%** **15% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **2% None of these assets ****32%** **36% Own their home ****93%** **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 · ■ Sillod rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****67.2%** **70.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****915** **922 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****895** **856 Working population ****41.2%** **45.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.9% for men and 54.4% for women. 48% of men and 34% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 800 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,154 (36%) · **■** Household industry 106 (3%) · **■** Other work 698 (22%) · **■** Marginal 412 (13%) 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 Sillod - Shivna13,246 people - Ghatnandra10,112 people - Undangaon8,752 people - Andhari8,332 people - Ambhai7,220 people - Bharadi7,141 people - Palshi5,826 people - Kerhala5,744 people [All 131 villages in Sillod](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/aurangabad/sillod/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Dongargaon from Aurangabad?70 km by road - What is the population of Dongargaon?7,685 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dongargaon in?Aurangabad district (Sillod sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Dongargaon?67.2% (Census 2011)