Dongargaon

For the village in Maharashtra, see Villages of Taluka Niphad. For the village in Madhya Pradesh, see Dongargaon, Bhopal.

Dongargaon डोंगरगाव
city
Dongargaon Location in Chhattisgarh, India
Coordinates: 20°58′N 80°51′E / 20.97°N 80.85°ECoordinates: 20°58′N 80°51′E / 20.97°N 80.85°E
Country	India
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Rajnandgaon
Elevation	304 m (997 ft)
Population (2001)
• Total	11,571
Languages
• Official	Hindi, Chhattisgarhi
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	491661
Telephone code	07145
Sex ratio	990 ♂/♀

Dongargaon is a town and a nagar panchayat in Rajnandgaon district in the state of Chhattisgarh, India.

Geography

Dongargaon is located at 20°58′N 80°51′E / 20.97°N 80.85°E.^[1] It has an average elevation of 304 metres (997 feet).

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,^[2] Dongargaon had a population of 11,571. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Dongargaon has an average literacy rate of 78%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 78% and, female literacy is 74%. In Dongargaon, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age. Today Dongargaon is not a village its growing fast and have a lot of things you can only find in a developed town. This is called CM constituency.

References

1. "Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Dongargaon". Fallingrain.com. Retrieved 2013-04-06.
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 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.