Dongargaon, Chhattisgarh

Dongargaon
Village
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Coordinates: 20.97°N 80.85°E / 20.97; 80.85
Country	India
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Rajnandgaon
Government
• Type	Municipal corporation
Elevation	304 m (997 ft)
Population  (2021)
• Total	14,693
Languages
• Official	Hindi, Chhattisgarhi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	491661
Telephone code	07745
Vehicle registration	CG 08
Sex ratio	990 ♂/♀

Dongargaon is a town and municipality (Nagar panchayat) located within the Rajnandgaon district, within Chhattisgarh, India.

Geography

Dongargaon is located at the coordinates 20.97°N 80.85°E / 20.97; 80.85.[1] It has an average elevation of 304 metres (997 feet) above sea level.

Demographics

Traditional toys and other artworks for sale at Dongargaon

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.

References

1. "Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Dongargaon". Fallingrain.com. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
2. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.