Dongargaon, Chhattisgarh

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

Geography

Dongargaon is located at the coordinates. It has an average elevation of 304 metres above sea level.

As of the 2001 India census, 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.