# Dongarpal Village, Sawantwadi, Sindhudurg (Maharashtra)

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Village · Sawantwadi, Sindhudurg 

# Dongarpal

Dongarpal is a village in Sawantwadi sub-district of Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra, PIN code **416511**. The 2011 Census counted **315 people in 91 households**, the 75th largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 84.8%.

- 315people (2011)
- 91households
- 89.6%literacy
- 416511PIN code

## Dongarpal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dongarpal is 416511.** Dongarpal falls in Sawantwadi sub-district, Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra.

- PIN code416511
- Community development blockSawantwadi
- Census village code566911

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

## How far is Dongarpal from nearby towns?

- Sawantwadi (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Oras Bk. (district HQ)57 km by road
- Sawantwadi (nearest town)20 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 Dongarpal?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Dongarpal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Banda
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Banda
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sawantwadi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- 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 Dongarpal known for?

The main crops are **rice, mango and coconut**. About 61% of the 454 hectares of village land is sown, and 269 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 Dongarpal

Of every 100 households in Dongarpal in 2011, 99 had electricity, 77 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 33 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Dongarpal · ■ Sawantwadi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****77%**

**72%

No toilet (open defecation) ****23%**

**21%

Tap water ****76%**

**30%

Drinking water within premises ****42%**

**51%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**83%

Use banking services ****82%**

**60%

Television ****67%**

**50%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****33%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**3%

None of these assets ****0%**

**26%

Own their home ****89%**

**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 Dongarpal?

■ Dongarpal · ■ Sawantwadi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.6%**

**84.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1114**

**1027

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****700**

**927

Working population ****32.4%**

**41.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.4% for men and 83.6% for women. 57% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 41 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 20 (20%) · **■** Other work 41 (40%)

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 Sawantwadi

- Padve Majgaon451 people
- Gele450 people
- Kondure360 people
- Galel359 people
- Savarjuva285 people
- Gharap283 people
- Danoli263 people
- Fansavade251 people

[All 82 villages in Sawantwadi](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sindhudurg/sawantwadi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dongarpal?416511
- How far is Dongarpal from Oras Bk.?57 km by road
- What is the population of Dongarpal?315 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dongarpal in?Sindhudurg district (Sawantwadi sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Dongarpal?89.6% (Census 2011)