# Dongargaon Village, Mahagaon, Yavatmal (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/yavatmal/mahagaon/dongargaon/ Village · Mahagaon, Yavatmal # Dongargaon Dongargaon is a village in Mahagaon sub-district of Yavatmal district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,743 people in 667 households**, the 13th largest of 112 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.8%. - 2,743people (2011) - 667households - 80.0%literacy - 947females per 1,000 males ## Dongargaon PIN code and other codes Dongargaon falls in Mahagaon sub-district, Yavatmal district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockMahagaon - Census village code543149 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? - Mahagaon (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Yavatmal (district HQ)90 km by road - Pusad (nearest town)23 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? 16 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 · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private 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 - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sawana - ○Degree college10+ km · Sawna - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Yavatmal - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 18 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? About 61% of the 1,293 hectares of village land is sown, and 631 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, 50 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Dongargaon · ■ Mahagaon rural average Electricity for lighting ****50%** **57% Toilet within the home ****20%** **17% No toilet (open defecation) ****80%** **83% Tap water ****100%** **41% Drinking water within premises ****32%** **24% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **8% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **91% Use banking services ****45%** **50% Television ****18%** **24% Mobile phone ****33%** **38% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****9%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****56%** **50% Own their home ****91%** **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 Dongargaon? ■ Dongargaon · ■ Mahagaon rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.0%** **77.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****947** **940 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1057** **914 Working population ****47.0%** **51.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.7% for men and 71.7% for women. 57% of men and 36% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 236 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 854 (66%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 89 (7%) · **■** Marginal 106 (8%) 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 Mahagaon - Sai3,252 people - Ijani3,017 people - Uti2,793 people - Tiwarang2,764 people - Karanjkhed2,699 people - Weni Bk.2,648 people - Wakodi2,609 people - Tulshinagar2,533 people [All 116 villages in Mahagaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/yavatmal/mahagaon/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Dongargaon from Yavatmal?90 km by road - What is the population of Dongargaon?2,743 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dongargaon in?Yavatmal district (Mahagaon sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Dongargaon?80.0% (Census 2011)