# Dongargaon Village, Jiwati, Chandrapur (Maharashtra)

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Village · Jiwati, Chandrapur 

# Dongargaon

Dongargaon is a village in Jiwati sub-district of Chandrapur district, Maharashtra, PIN code **442908**. The 2011 Census counted **551 people in 130 households**, the 42nd largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.4%.

- 551people (2011)
- 130households
- 67.8%literacy
- 442908PIN code

## Dongargaon PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dongargaon is 442908.** Dongargaon falls in Jiwati sub-district, Chandrapur district, Maharashtra.

- PIN code442908
- Community development blockJiwati
- Census village code541729

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?

- Jiwati (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Chandrapur (district HQ)74 km by road
- Rajura (nearest town)45 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Pittiguda
- ○Degree college10+ km · Patan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ 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 watercovered wells
- 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 Dongargaon known for?

About 6% of the 243 hectares of village land is sown, and 14 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, 78 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dongargaon · ■ Jiwati rural average

Electricity for lighting ****78%**

**48%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**11%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****58%**

**35%

Television ****2%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****2%**

**19%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****95%**

**73%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Dongargaon?

■ Dongargaon · ■ Jiwati rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.8%**

**65.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1033**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1068**

**1008

Working population ****44.5%**

**53.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.0% for men and 57.9% for women. 51% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 120 (49%) · **■** Farm labourers 109 (44%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 12 (5%) · **■** Marginal 2 (1%)

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 Jiwati

- Sevanagar564 people
- Jankapur558 people
- Wani Kh.553 people
- Pataguda552 people
- Maraipatann543 people
- Sarangpur539 people
- Mukadamguda529 people
- Karankodi520 people

[All 83 villages in Jiwati](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/chandrapur/jiwati/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dongargaon?442908
- How far is Dongargaon from Chandrapur?74 km by road
- What is the population of Dongargaon?551 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dongargaon in?Chandrapur district (Jiwati sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Dongargaon?67.8% (Census 2011)