# Dongargaon Village, Rajura, Chandrapur (Maharashtra)

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Village · Rajura, Chandrapur 

# Dongargaon

Dongargaon is a village in Rajura sub-district of Chandrapur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,279 people in 321 households**, the 26th largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.4%.

- 1,279people (2011)
- 321households
- 70.8%literacy
- 912females per 1,000 males

## Dongargaon PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockRajura
- Census village code541828

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?

- Rajura (sub-district HQ)28 km by road
- Chandrapur (district HQ)49 km by road
- Rajura (nearest town)28 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?

10 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 · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Virur St
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rajura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajura
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- 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 26% of the 1,880 hectares of village land is sown, and 349 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, 66 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dongargaon · ■ Rajura rural average

Electricity for lighting ****66%**

**77%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**76%

Tap water ****27%**

**36%

Drinking water within premises ****57%**

**41%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**75%

Use banking services ****81%**

**70%

Television ****30%**

**38%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****29%**

**34%

Own their home ****95%**

**86%

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 · ■ Rajura rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.8%**

**75.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****912**

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1161**

**926

Working population ****60.0%**

**52.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.7% for men and 60.8% for women. 59% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 424 (55%) · **■** Farm labourers 289 (38%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 33 (4%) · **■** Marginal 13 (2%)

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 Rajura

- Chincholi Kh.1,375 people
- Aheri1,369 people
- Tembhurwahi1,369 people
- Satri1,304 people
- Chanakha1,253 people
- Pellora1,201 people
- Marda1,167 people
- Sonapur1,166 people

[All 108 villages in Rajura](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/chandrapur/rajura/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dongargaon from Chandrapur?49 km by road
- What is the population of Dongargaon?1,279 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dongargaon in?Chandrapur district (Rajura sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Dongargaon?70.8% (Census 2011)