# Dongargaon Village, Kurkheda, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra)

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Village · Kurkheda, Gadchiroli 

# Dongargaon

Dongargaon is a village in Kurkheda sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **154 people in 42 households**, the 104th largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.5%.

- 154people (2011)
- 42households
- 76.5%literacy
- 974females per 1,000 males

## Dongargaon PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockKurkheda
- Census village code538703

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?

- Kurkheda (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Gadchiroli (district HQ)90 km by road
- Desaiganj (nearest town)38 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?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Dongargaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sonsari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kurkheda
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Brahmapuri
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 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)18 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 Dongargaon known for?

About 14% of the 336 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 Dongargaon

Of every 100 households in Dongargaon in 2011, 66 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dongargaon · ■ Kurkheda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****66%**

**64%

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

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**66%

Tap water ****0%**

**15%

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

**21%

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

**4%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****100%**

**87%

Television ****17%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****27%**

**26%

Own their home ****93%**

**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?

■ Dongargaon · ■ Kurkheda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.5%**

**80.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****974**

**977

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****692**

**956

Working population ****67.5%**

**58.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.5% for men and 71.6% for women. 73% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 35 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 16 (15%) · **■** Other work 6 (6%) · **■** Marginal 47 (45%)

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

- Bamhani163 people
- Dholdongri161 people
- Palasgoan161 people
- Chikhaldhokada154 people
- Joshitola151 people
- Bortola143 people
- Sindesur138 people
- Katangtola107 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Dongargaon from Gadchiroli?90 km by road
- What is the population of Dongargaon?154 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dongargaon in?Gadchiroli district (Kurkheda sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Dongargaon?76.5% (Census 2011)