Dongargaon, Agar Malwa Explained

Dongargaon, Agar Malwa
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:India Madhya Pradesh#India3
Pushpin Map2:Location in Madhya Pradesh, India
Coordinates:24.2481°N 76.1642°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type3:State
Subdivision Name3:Madhya Pradesh
Subdivision Type4:District
Subdivision Name4:Agar Malwa
Subdivision Type5:Tehsil
Subdivision Name5:Susner
Seat Type:Gram Panchayat
Seat:Present Sarpanch is Gyankunwar Prem Singh Songara
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Hindi
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:465449
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:07361
Registration Plate:MP 70
Blank1 Name Sec1:Sex ratio
Blank1 Info Sec1:1000/944 /

Dongargaon, Agar Malwa is a town and a gram panchayat in the Agar Malwa district of Madhya Pradesh. It is located on the Indore–Kota National Highway on the bank of Kali Sindh River.

Demographics

The 2001 Census of India recorded Dongargaon having 1,424 families. The 2011 Census of India showed a total population of 7,159 people (3,645 male, 3,514 female).[1] Dongargaon's population of children between ages 0–6 was 913, composing 12.75% of the village's total population.

Of these inhabitants, 4323 were deemed literate, 2836 illiterate. The village's literacy rate of 69.21% is close to the average of 69.32% in Madhya Pradesh. Male literacy stood at 83.45% while the female rate was 54.58%.

As per the constitution of India and Panchyati Raj, Dongargaon is administrated by a sarpanch, who is the elected representative of village.

Schedule Castes constitute 24.89% of the population, while Schedule Tribes were 10.39% of the inhabitants.

In Dongargaon village, 3612 people were engaged in work activities. 60.55% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 39.45% were involved in marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 3,612 workers engaged in main work, 756 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 830 were agricultural labourers.[2]

Religion

The town is predominantly Hindu; the 2011 Census of India reported 96% of inhabitants were Hindu and 4% Muslims.[3]

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Census of India 2011: Data from the 2011 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional). https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. 2004-06-16. 2008-11-01. Census Commission of India.
  2. Web site: Census of India 2011: Data from the 2011 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional). https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. 2004-06-16. 2008-11-01. Census Commission of India.
  3. Web site: Census of India 2011: Data from the 2011 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional). https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. 2004-06-16. 2008-11-01. Census Commission of India.