Village · Udgir, Latur # Dongarshelki Dongarshelki is a village in Udgir sub-district of Latur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted 2,929 people in 525 households, the 20th largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.4%. - 2,929 people (2011) - 525 households - 83.4% literacy - 918 females per 1,000 males ## Dongarshelki PIN code and other codes Dongarshelki falls in Udgir sub-district, Latur district, Maharashtra. - Community development block Udgir - Census village code 560971 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Dongarshelki from nearby towns? - Udgir (sub-district HQ) 18 km by road - Latur (district HQ) 77 km by road - Udgir (nearest town) 18 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Dongarshelki? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Dongarshelki; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 3 govt - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt · 1 private - ● Middle school In village · 3 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 2 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Udgir - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Udgir - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Udgir - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 16 h summer · 18 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Dongarshelki known for? About 83% of the 1,022 hectares of village land is sown, and 841 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Dongarshelki Of every 100 households in Dongarshelki in 2011, 93 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Dongarshelki · ■ Udgir rural average - Electricity for lighting 93% 71% - Toilet within the home 23% 31% - No toilet (open defecation) 77% 68% - Tap water 0% 52% - Drinking water within premises 16% 38% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 14% 8% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 84% 90% - Use banking services 81% 53% - Television 33% 29% - Mobile phone 67% 53% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 14% 10% - Car / jeep / van 1% 2% - None of these assets 27% 35% - Own their home 96% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Dongarshelki? ■ Dongarshelki · ■ Udgir rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 83.4% 76.4% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 918 931 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1005 904 - Working population 32.9% 46.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.0% for men and 77.2% for women. 43% of men and 22% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 223 (23%) · ■ Farm labourers 232 (24%) · ■ Household industry 21 (2%) · ■ Other work 243 (25%) · ■ Marginal 245 (25%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Udgir - Togari 3,178 people - Wadhawana Kh. 3,140 people - Rawangaon 3,000 people - Nawandi 2,958 people - Shirol 2,915 people - Avalkonda 2,909 people - Tondchir 2,828 people - Dawangaon 2,720 people All 98 villages in Udgir ## Quick answers - How far is Dongarshelki from Latur? 77 km by road - What is the population of Dongarshelki? 2,929 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dongarshelki in? Latur district (Udgir sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Dongarshelki? 83.4% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/latur/udgir/dongarshelki/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.