# Dongar Shewali Village, Chikhli, Buldana (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/buldana/chikhli/dongar-shewali/ Village · Chikhli, Buldana # Dongar Shewali Dongar Shewali is a village in Chikhli sub-district of Buldana district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **3,253 people in 756 households**, the 13th largest of 134 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.6%. - 3,253people (2011) - 756households - 80.9%literacy - 982females per 1,000 males ## Dongar Shewali PIN code and other codes Dongar Shewali falls in Chikhli sub-district, Buldana district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockChikhli - Census village code529086 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dongar Shewali from nearby towns? - Chikhli (sub-district HQ)22 km by road - Buldana (district HQ)18 km by road - Buldana (nearest town)17 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 Shewali? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Dongar Shewali; 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 · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●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 - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dongarshivali - ○Degree college10+ km · Buldhana - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Buldhana - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 14 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 Shewali known for? About 82% of the 2,175 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,779 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 Shewali Of every 100 households in Dongar Shewali in 2011, 71 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Dongar Shewali · ■ Chikhli rural average Electricity for lighting ****71%** **75% Toilet within the home ****18%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****82%** **80% Tap water ****27%** **46% Drinking water within premises ****22%** **38% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **8% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **91% Use banking services ****44%** **60% Television ****33%** **35% Mobile phone ****40%** **47% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****11%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****43%** **38% Own their home ****95%** **94% 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 Shewali? ■ Dongar Shewali · ■ Chikhli rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.9%** **82.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****982** **935 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****929** **827 Working population ****56.2%** **53.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.4% for men and 72.3% for women. 57% of men and 56% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 437 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,197 (66%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 140 (8%) · **■** Marginal 49 (3%) 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 Chikhli - Mera Kh.3,721 people - Karwand3,535 people - Eklara3,448 people - Kelwad3,269 people - Shelud3,200 people - Kolara3,088 people - Deulgaon Dhangar3,025 people - Antri Khedekar2,963 people [All 145 villages in Chikhli](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/buldana/chikhli/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Dongar Shewali from Buldana?18 km by road - What is the population of Dongar Shewali?3,253 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dongar Shewali in?Buldana district (Chikhli sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Dongar Shewali?80.9% (Census 2011)