# Dongargaon Village, Arjuni Morgaon, Gondiya (Maharashtra)

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Village · Arjuni Morgaon, Gondiya 

# Dongargaon

Dongargaon is a village in Arjuni Morgaon sub-district of Gondiya district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **47 people in 12 households**, the 132nd largest of 138 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.4%.

- 47people (2011)
- 12households
- 56.1%literacy
- 741females per 1,000 males

## Dongargaon PIN code and other codes

Dongargaon falls in Arjuni Morgaon sub-district, Gondiya district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockArjuni Morgaon
- Census village code538244

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?

- Arjuni Morgaon (sub-district HQ)31 km by road
- Gondiya (district HQ)87 km by road
- Desaiganj (nearest town)30 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?

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

### In the village

- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Kelwad
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Keshori
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Keshori
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sakoli
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 27% of the 66 hectares of village land is sown, and 18 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, 62 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dongargaon · ■ Arjuni Morgaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****62%**

**87%

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

**59%

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

**40%

Tap water ****0%**

**15%

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

**25%

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

**8%

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

**86%

Use banking services ****100%**

**74%

Television ****31%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****8%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**14%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****38%**

**21%

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 Dongargaon?

■ Dongargaon · ■ Arjuni Morgaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.1%**

**82.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****741**

**985

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****200**

**937

Working population ****72.3%**

**54.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.7% for men and 36.8% for women. 74% of men and 70% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 7 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (24%) · **■** Other work 2 (6%) · **■** Marginal 17 (50%)

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 Arjuni Morgaon

- Tirkhuri95 people
- Dongargaon83 people
- Dhabetekadi72 people
- Ghatipalasagaon68 people
- Sonegaon34 people
- Ramghat15 people
- Katgaon7 people
- Silli7 people

[All 159 villages in Arjuni Morgaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gondiya/arjuni-morgaon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dongargaon from Gondiya?87 km by road
- What is the population of Dongargaon?47 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dongargaon in?Gondiya district (Arjuni Morgaon sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Dongargaon?56.1% (Census 2011)