Village · Armori, Gadchiroli
# Dongar Tamasi

Dongar Tamasi is a village in Armori sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted 313 people in 75 households, the 66th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.8%.
- 313 people (2011)
- 75 households
- 81.5% literacy
- 944 females per 1,000 males

## Dongar Tamasi PIN code and other codes

Dongar Tamasi falls in Armori sub-district, Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra.
- Community development block Armori
- Census village code 538549

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Dongar Tamasi from nearby towns?
- Armori (sub-district HQ) 30 km by road
- Gadchiroli (district HQ) 46 km by road
- Desaiganj (nearest town) 69 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Dongar Tamasi?

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

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Armori
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Wairagad
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Gadchiroli
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 18 h summer · 18 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Dongar Tamasi known for?

About 12% of the 226 hectares of village land is sown, and -97 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Dongar Tamasi

Of every 100 households in Dongar Tamasi in 2011, 63 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dongar Tamasi · ■ Armori rural average
- Electricity for lighting 63% 69%
- Toilet within the home 12% 36%
- No toilet (open defecation) 88% 63%
- Tap water 2% 22%
- Drinking water within premises 6% 28%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 13%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 84%
- Use banking services 100% 76%
- Television 23% 30%
- Mobile phone 12% 29%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 8% 12%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 2% 26%
- Own their home 100% 92%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Dongar Tamasi?

■ Dongar Tamasi · ■ Armori rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 81.5% 78.8%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 944 986
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 800 926
- Working population 66.1% 58.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.2% for men and 78.6% for women. 66% of men and 66% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 70 (34%) · ■ Farm labourers 100 (48%) · ■ Household industry 3 (1%) · ■ Other work 3 (1%) · ■ Marginal 31 (15%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Armori
- Wadegaon 377 people
- Bhansi 371 people
- Nawargaon 335 people
- Tembha Chak 315 people
- Thotebodi 307 people
- Tultuli 305 people
- Kurunza 303 people
- Kurandi Chak 294 people

All 103 villages in Armori

## Quick answers
- How far is Dongar Tamasi from Gadchiroli? 46 km by road
- What is the population of Dongar Tamasi? 313 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dongar Tamasi in? Gadchiroli district (Armori sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Dongar Tamasi? 81.5% (Census 2011)

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