# Dholdongri Village, Kurkheda, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra)

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Village · Kurkheda, Gadchiroli 

# Dholdongri

Dholdongri is a village in Kurkheda sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **161 people in 36 households**, the 101st largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.5%.

- 161people (2011)
- 36households
- 70.1%literacy
- 988females per 1,000 males

## Dholdongri PIN code and other codes

Dholdongri falls in Kurkheda sub-district, Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockKurkheda
- Census village code538720

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

## How far is Dholdongri from nearby towns?

- Kurkheda (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Gadchiroli (district HQ)110 km by road
- Desaiganj (nearest town)118 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 Dholdongri?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Dholdongri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Angara
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Virgad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gadchiroli
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 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
- 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 Dholdongri known for?

About 20% of the 137 hectares of village land is sown, and 13 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 Dholdongri

Of every 100 households in Dholdongri in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 92 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dholdongri · ■ Kurkheda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**64%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**66%

Tap water ****0%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**21%

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

**4%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****0%**

**87%

Television ****0%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****92%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****3%**

**26%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Dholdongri?

■ Dholdongri · ■ Kurkheda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.1%**

**80.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****988**

**977

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****714**

**956

Working population ****62.7%**

**58.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.6% for men and 65.7% for women. 63% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 5 (5%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 95 (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 Kurkheda

- Sawatala187 people
- Huryaldand181 people
- Jambhali174 people
- Bamhani163 people
- Palasgoan161 people
- Chikhaldhokada154 people
- Dongargaon154 people
- Joshitola151 people

[All 127 villages in Kurkheda](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gadchiroli/kurkheda/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dholdongri from Gadchiroli?110 km by road
- What is the population of Dholdongri?161 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dholdongri in?Gadchiroli district (Kurkheda sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Dholdongri?70.1% (Census 2011)