# Dhong Village, Nawapur, Nandurbar (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Nawapur, Nandurbar 

# Dhong

Dhong is a village in Nawapur sub-district of Nandurbar district, Maharashtra, PIN code **425416**. The 2011 Census counted **2,046 people in 432 households**, the 27th largest of 156 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.2%.

- 2,046people (2011)
- 432households
- 59.2%literacy
- 425416PIN code

## Dhong PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dhong is 425416.** Dhong falls in Nawapur sub-district, Nandurbar district, Maharashtra.

- PIN code425416
- Community development blockNawapur
- Census village code525887

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

## How far is Dhong from nearby towns?

- Nawapur (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Nandurbar (district HQ)27 km by road
- Nawapur (nearest town)35 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 Dhong?

20 services counted by the Census are inside Dhong; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn 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

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Khandbara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Visarwadi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nandurbar
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 Dhong known for?

The main crops are **rice, jowar and cotton**. Products made here include milk and milk products. About 85% of the 528 hectares of village land is sown, and 343 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 Dhong

Of every 100 households in Dhong in 2011, 52 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dhong · ■ Nawapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****52%**

**59%

Toilet within the home ****37%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****62%**

**67%

Tap water ****67%**

**44%

Drinking water within premises ****83%**

**29%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**96%

Use banking services ****40%**

**34%

Television ****9%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****57%**

**65%

Own their home ****94%**

**97%

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 Dhong?

■ Dhong · ■ Nawapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.2%**

**56.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1026**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1152**

**972

Working population ****60.8%**

**58.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.5% for men and 48.0% for women. 61% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 537 (43%) · **■** Farm labourers 596 (48%) · **■** Household industry 6 (0%) · **■** Other work 32 (3%) · **■** Marginal 72 (6%)

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 Nawapur

- Umaran2,279 people
- Nawapada2,181 people
- Ghogal2,153 people
- Deolipada2,101 people
- Borchak2,045 people
- Kelpada2,019 people
- Borpada1,973 people
- Khekada1,951 people

[All 161 villages in Nawapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nandurbar/nawapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dhong?425416
- How far is Dhong from Nandurbar?27 km by road
- What is the population of Dhong?2,046 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhong in?Nandurbar district (Nawapur sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Dhong?59.2% (Census 2011)