# Dongarla Village, Tumsar, Bhandara (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/bhandara/tumsar/dongarla/ Village · Tumsar, Bhandara # Dongarla Dongarla is a village in Tumsar sub-district of Bhandara district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,895 people in 398 households**, the 29th largest of 135 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.5%. - 1,895people (2011) - 398households - 85.1%literacy - 1,027females per 1,000 males ## Dongarla PIN code and other codes Dongarla falls in Tumsar sub-district, Bhandara district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockTumsar - Census village code536774 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dongarla from nearby towns? - Tumsar (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Bhandara (district HQ)35 km by road - Tumsar (nearest town)3 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 Dongarla? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Dongarla; 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 - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn 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 school5–10 km · Tumsar - ○Degree college5–10 km · Tumsar - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Tumsar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 Dongarla known for? About 69% of the 413 hectares of village land is sown, and 199 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 Dongarla Of every 100 households in Dongarla in 2011, 85 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Dongarla · ■ Tumsar rural average Electricity for lighting ****85%** **77% Toilet within the home ****30%** **48% No toilet (open defecation) ****70%** **52% Tap water ****0%** **30% Drinking water within premises ****20%** **30% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%** **91% Use banking services ****39%** **52% Television ****41%** **34% Mobile phone ****44%** **38% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****14%** **15% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****20%** **20% Own their home ****96%** **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 Dongarla? ■ Dongarla · ■ Tumsar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****85.1%** **81.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1027** **992 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1119** **953 Working population ****65.1%** **51.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.9% for men and 79.3% for women. 66% of men and 64% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 171 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 289 (23%) · **■** Household industry 6 (0%) · **■** Other work 197 (16%) · **■** Marginal 571 (46%) 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 Tumsar - Sindpuri2,015 people - Lohara1,926 people - Dongari Bk.1,925 people - Kharabi1,919 people - Bori1,863 people - Rongha1,821 people - Hardoli1,817 people - Kawalewada1,765 people [All 148 villages in Tumsar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/bhandara/tumsar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Dongarla from Bhandara?35 km by road - What is the population of Dongarla?1,895 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dongarla in?Bhandara district (Tumsar sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Dongarla?85.1% (Census 2011)