# Dongargaon Village, Chimur, Chandrapur (Maharashtra)

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Village · Chimur, Chandrapur 

# Dongargaon

Dongargaon is a village in Chimur sub-district of Chandrapur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **266 people in 62 households**, the 139th largest of 176 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.4%.

- 266people (2011)
- 62households
- 78.5%literacy
- 1,062females per 1,000 males

## Dongargaon PIN code and other codes

Dongargaon falls in Chimur sub-district, Chandrapur district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockChimur
- Census village code540480

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?

- Chimur (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Chandrapur (district HQ)118 km by road
- Warora (nearest town)77 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?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Dongargaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Shankarpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chimur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chimur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- 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 Dongargaon known for?

About 65% of the 428 hectares of village land is sown, and 200 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, 68 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dongargaon · ■ Chimur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****68%**

**73%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**69%

Tap water ****0%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**13%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**85%

Use banking services ****98%**

**69%

Television ****13%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**35%

Own their home ****100%**

**92%

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 · ■ Chimur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.5%**

**77.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1062**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****941**

**960

Working population ****56.0%**

**56.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.4% for men and 69.4% for women. 58% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 91 (61%) · **■** Farm labourers 32 (21%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 18 (12%) · **■** Marginal 6 (4%)

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 Chimur

- Rampur R308 people
- Wadhona305 people
- Zari282 people
- Gondmohadi274 people
- Madnapur Tukum263 people
- Pitichua259 people
- Irvha252 people
- Borgaon251 people

[All 259 villages in Chimur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/chandrapur/chimur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dongargaon from Chandrapur?118 km by road
- What is the population of Dongargaon?266 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dongargaon in?Chandrapur district (Chimur sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Dongargaon?78.5% (Census 2011)