Dongargaon | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | India Chattisgarh#India |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Chhattisgarh, India |
Coordinates: | 20.97°N 80.85°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Chhattisgarh |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Rajnandgaon |
Government Type: | Municipal corporation |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Elevation M: | 304 |
Population Total: | 14,693 |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Hindi, Chhattisgarhi |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 491661 |
Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
Area Code: | 07745 |
Registration Plate: | CG 08 |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Sex ratio |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | 990 ♂/♀ |
Dongargaon is a town and municipality (Nagar panchayat) located within the Rajnandgaon district, within Chhattisgarh, India.
Dongargaon is located at the coordinates .[1] It has an average elevation of 304 metres (997 feet) above sea level.
As of the 2001 India census,[2] Dongargaon was recorded to have a population of 11,571 people. Males constituted 51% of the total population while females constituted 49%. Dongargaon has a literacy rate of 78%, which is higher than the overall national average of 74%. Within Dongargaon, 14% of the population is under the age of 6.
67% of the Dongargaon population work within the agricultural sector, 12% are employed by the government, 15% are employed by the private sector and 5% are employed by family-owned businesses.