# Mahalmirya Dongar Village, Pen, Raigarh (Maharashtra)

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Village · Pen, Raigarh 

# Mahalmirya Dongar

Mahalmirya Dongar is a village in Pen sub-district of Raigarh district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,859 people in 390 households**, the 16th largest of 151 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 41.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%.

- 1,859people (2011)
- 390households
- 41.5%literacy
- 1,027females per 1,000 males

## Mahalmirya Dongar PIN code and other codes

Mahalmirya Dongar falls in Pen sub-district, Raigarh district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockPen
- Census village code553950

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

## How far is Mahalmirya Dongar from nearby towns?

- Pen (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Alibag (district HQ)50 km by road
- Pen (nearest town)25 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 Mahalmirya Dongar?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Mahalmirya Dongar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Pen
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pen
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pen
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 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 Mahalmirya Dongar known for?

About 28% of the 2,371 hectares of village land is sown, and 664 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 Mahalmirya Dongar

Of every 100 households in Mahalmirya Dongar in 2011, 64 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mahalmirya Dongar · ■ Pen rural average

Electricity for lighting ****64%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**38%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**27%

Tap water ****7%**

**70%

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

**36%

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

**37%

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

**57%

Use banking services ****34%**

**53%

Television ****13%**

**53%

Mobile phone ****8%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**14%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****75%**

**27%

Own their home ****98%**

**91%

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 Mahalmirya Dongar?

■ Mahalmirya Dongar · ■ Pen rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****41.5%**

**74.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1027**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****944**

**968

Working population ****58.9%**

**45.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 49.6% for men and 33.8% for women. 60% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 505 (46%) · **■** Farm labourers 439 (40%) · **■** Other work 103 (9%) · **■** Marginal 48 (4%)

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 Pen

- Benase2,121 people
- Wakrul2,119 people
- Waredi2,075 people
- Warsai1,864 people
- Kharoshi1,831 people
- Hamrapur1,820 people
- Ambeghar1,760 people
- Kharpada1,701 people

[All 169 villages in Pen](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/raigarh/pen/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Mahalmirya Dongar from Alibag?50 km by road
- What is the population of Mahalmirya Dongar?1,859 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahalmirya Dongar in?Raigarh district (Pen sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Mahalmirya Dongar?41.5% (Census 2011)