# Surya Dongari Village, Armori, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra)

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Village · Armori, Gadchiroli 

# Surya Dongari

Surya Dongari is a village in Armori sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **248 people in 65 households**, the 76th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.8%.

- 248people (2011)
- 65households
- 83.1%literacy
- 1,102females per 1,000 males

## Surya Dongari PIN code and other codes

Surya Dongari falls in Armori sub-district, Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockArmori
- Census village code538590

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Surya Dongari from nearby towns?

- Armori (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Gadchiroli (district HQ)25 km by road
- Gadchiroli (nearest town)29 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 Surya Dongari?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 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 · Deulgaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Armori
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gadchiroli
- ○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 and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 18 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 Surya Dongari known for?

About 60% of the 70 hectares of village land is sown, and -10 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 Surya Dongari

Of every 100 households in Surya Dongari in 2011, 60 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Surya Dongari · ■ Armori rural average

Electricity for lighting ****60%**

**69%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**36%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**63%

Tap water ****0%**

**22%

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

**28%

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

**13%

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

**84%

Use banking services ****90%**

**76%

Television ****22%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****13%**

**26%

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 Surya Dongari?

■ Surya Dongari · ■ Armori rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.1%**

**78.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1102**

**986

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2286**

**926

Working population ****72.2%**

**58.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.4% for men and 70.2% for women. 77% of men and 68% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 6 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 15 (8%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 156 (87%)

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 Armori

- Devipur Kamp265 people
- Lohara265 people
- Mendha258 people
- Paraswadi258 people
- Mendha246 people
- Karpada Chak211 people
- Shioni Kh179 people
- Patanwada168 people

[All 103 villages in Armori](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gadchiroli/armori/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Surya Dongari from Gadchiroli?25 km by road
- What is the population of Surya Dongari?248 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Surya Dongari in?Gadchiroli district (Armori sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Surya Dongari?83.1% (Census 2011)