Dongargaon, Agar Malwa
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). 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.
Religion
The town is predominantly Hindu; the 2011 Census of India reported 96% of inhabitants were Hindu and 4% Muslims.
References
- ^ "Census of India 2011: Data from the 2011 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
- ^ "Census of India 2011: Data from the 2011 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
- ^ "Census of India 2011: Data from the 2011 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.