# Dongargaon Halbi Village, Desaiganj, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gadchiroli/desaiganj/dongargaon-halbi/ Village · Desaiganj, Gadchiroli # Dongargaon Halbi Dongargaon Halbi is a village in Desaiganj sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,186 people in 288 households**, the 17th largest of 30 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.9%. - 1,186people (2011) - 288households - 84.2%literacy - 997females per 1,000 males ## Dongargaon Halbi PIN code and other codes Dongargaon Halbi falls in Desaiganj sub-district, Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockDesaiganj - Census village code538500 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dongargaon Halbi from nearby towns? - Desaiganj (sub-district HQ)17 km by road - Gadchiroli (district HQ)50 km by road - Desaiganj (nearest town)17 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 Halbi? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Dongargaon Halbi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dongargaon - ○Degree college10+ km · Desaiganj - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Brahmapuri - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)16 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 Halbi known for? About 66% of the 424 hectares of village land is sown, and 185 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 Halbi Of every 100 households in Dongargaon Halbi in 2011, 70 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Dongargaon Halbi · ■ Desaiganj rural average Electricity for lighting ****70%** **74% Toilet within the home ****44%** **42% No toilet (open defecation) ****56%** **58% Tap water ****23%** **32% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **32% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%** **91% Use banking services ****83%** **75% Television ****12%** **24% Mobile phone ****20%** **26% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****18%** **24% 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 Halbi? ■ Dongargaon Halbi · ■ Desaiganj rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****84.2%** **79.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****997** **985 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1076** **983 Working population ****62.6%** **59.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.6% for men and 74.7% for women. 63% of men and 62% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 6 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 23 (3%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 12 (2%) · **■** Marginal 699 (94%) 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 Desaiganj - Ekalpur1,431 people - Shankarpur1,415 people - Potgaon1,403 people - Pimpalgaon1,366 people - Vihirgaon1,155 people - Shivrajpur Chak1,113 people - Kasari Tukum1,022 people - Arattondi806 people [All 36 villages in Desaiganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gadchiroli/desaiganj/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Dongargaon Halbi from Gadchiroli?50 km by road - What is the population of Dongargaon Halbi?1,186 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dongargaon Halbi in?Gadchiroli district (Desaiganj sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Dongargaon Halbi?84.2% (Census 2011)