# Dongargaon Village, Sadak-Arjuni, Gondiya (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gondiya/sadak-arjuni/dongargaon-538126/ Village · Sadak-Arjuni, Gondiya # Dongargaon Dongargaon is a village in Sadak-Arjuni sub-district of Gondiya district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,391 people in 514 households**, the 8th largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 84.7%. - 2,391people (2011) - 514households - 83.8%literacy - 1,009females per 1,000 males ## Dongargaon PIN code and other codes Dongargaon falls in Sadak-Arjuni sub-district, Gondiya district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockSadak-Arjuni - Census village code538126 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? - Sadak-Arjuni (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Gondiya (district HQ)38 km by road - Gondiya (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? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Dongargaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●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 - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · S Arjuni - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gondiya - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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? The main crops are **cereals**. About 45% of the 617 hectares of village land is sown, and 102 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, 88 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Dongargaon · ■ Sadak-Arjuni rural average Electricity for lighting ****88%** **84% Toilet within the home ****38%** **48% No toilet (open defecation) ****62%** **52% Tap water ****8%** **15% Drinking water within premises ****28%** **28% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%** **88% Use banking services ****77%** **81% Television ****31%** **28% Mobile phone ****46%** **40% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****17%** **13% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****14%** **21% Own their home ****96%** **95% 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 · ■ Sadak-Arjuni rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****83.8%** **84.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1009** **986 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1062** **948 Working population ****56.9%** **55.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.1% for men and 75.5% for women. 61% of men and 53% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 367 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 207 (15%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 125 (9%) · **■** Marginal 657 (48%) 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 Sadak-Arjuni - Khodshivani2,767 people - Kosamtondi2,569 people - Pandhari2,487 people - Shenda2,415 people - Chikhali2,332 people - Raka2,186 people - Kokana J.2,178 people - Wadegaon2,172 people [All 108 villages in Sadak-Arjuni](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gondiya/sadak-arjuni/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Dongargaon from Gondiya?38 km by road - What is the population of Dongargaon?2,391 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dongargaon in?Gondiya district (Sadak-Arjuni sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Dongargaon?83.8% (Census 2011)