Dongargarh Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh - Census 2011

Dongargarh is a Municipality city situated in Dongargarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. The Dongargarh city is divided into 21 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 8,623 families residing in the Dongargarh city. The total population of Dongargarh is 37,372 out of which 18,740 are males and 18,632 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Dongargarh is 994.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Dongargarh city is 4068 which is 11% of the total population. There are 2120 male children and 1948 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Dongargarh is 919 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (994).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Dongargarh is 87.6%. Thus Dongargarh has a higher literacy rate compared to 76% of Rajnandgaon district. The male literacy rate is 93.36% and the female literacy rate is 81.83% in Dongargarh.

Population
37,372
Literacy
87.6%
Sex Ratio
994

Dongargarh Municipality has total administration over 8,623 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorized to build roads within Municipality limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Dongargarh Municipality

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Dongargarh Municipality.

Total Male Female
Children 4,068 2,120 1,948
Literacy 87.6% 82.8% 73.3%
Scheduled Caste 8,488 4,081 4,407
Scheduled Tribe 2,884 1,394 1,490
Illiterate 8,202 3,223 4,979

Caste-wise Population - Dongargarh

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 22.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 7.7% of total population in Dongargarh.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 8,488 4,081 4,407
Schedule Tribe 2,884 1,394 1,490

Religion-wise Population - Dongargarh

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Dongargarh is 28,371 which is 75.92% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Dongargarh is 2,416 which is 6.46% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Dongargarh as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 28,371 (75.92%) 14,284 14,087
Muslim 2,416 (6.46%) 1,203 1,213
Christian 590 (1.58%) 303 287
Sikh 1,259 (3.37%) 655 604
Buddhist 4,327 (11.58%) 2,091 2,236
Jain 373 (1%) 187 186
Other Religion 14 (0.04%) 7 7
No Religion Specified 22 (0.06%) 10 12

Literacy Rate - Dongargarh

The total literacy rate of Dongargarh was 87.59% in 2011 which is greater than the average literacy rate of 70.28% of Chhattisgarh. Population-wise, out of total 29,170 literates, males were 15,517 while females were 13,653. Also the male literacy rate was 93.36% and the female literacy rate was 81.83% in Dongargarh.

  Dongargarh Chhattisgarh
Female 81.83% 60.24%
Male 93.36% 80.27%
Total 87.59% 70.28%

Sex Ratio - Dongargarh

The Sex Ratio of Dongargarh is 994. Thus per every 1000 men there were 994 females in Dongargarh. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 919 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 994 ) of Dongargarh.


Child Population - Dongargarh

According to Census 2011, there were 4,068 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Dongargarh. Out of which 2,120 were male while 1,948 were female.


Working Population - Dongargarh

In Dongargarh Municipality out of total population, 13,680 were engaged in work activities. 93.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 6.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 13,680 workers engaged in Main Work, 175 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 421 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 12,736 9,379 3,357
Cultivators 175 133 42
Agriculture Labourer 421 251 170
Household Industries 1,740 744 996
Other Workers 10,400 8,251 2,149
Marginal Workers 944 536 408
Non Working 23,692 8,825 14,867

Dongargarh Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Dongargarh is further divided into 21 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 2,535 77.6% 991
2 Ward No - 2 2,322 72.3% 1,037
3 Ward No - 3 1,761 78.8% 1,036
4 Ward No - 4 2,843 79.5% 1,023
5 Ward No - 5 893 84% 967
6 Ward No - 6 2,301 67% 1,038
7 Ward No - 7 2,488 81.8% 1,070
8 Ward No - 8 1,875 80.3% 1,067
9 Ward No - 9 1,713 79.4% 992
10 Ward No - 10 1,096 85.4% 926
11 Ward No - 11 1,275 85.5% 909
12 Ward No - 12 1,796 79% 1,032
13 Ward No - 13 2,009 76.8% 952
14 Ward No - 14 2,261 79.9% 968
15 Ward No - 15 785 88.5% 865
16 Ward No - 16 1,380 79.4% 1,003
17 Ward No - 17 1,218 83.7% 1,030
18 Ward No - 18 1,344 77.8% 732
19 Ward No - 19 1,894 72.3% 989
20 Ward No - 20 1,785 71.5% 1,061
21 Ward No - 21 1,798 77.2% 993

Map of Dongargarh, Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh


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