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Dongo

Bengabad mandal
Pincode 815312
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Basudev Narayan Singh
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LGD code
351526
Pincode
815312
Post office
Bengabad
Population
392
Households
43
Literacy rate
47.7%
Sex ratio
1021 ♀/1000♂
Workers
197
Distance to district centre
53 km
Distance to mandal centre
87 km
Distance to Ranchi
119 km
Distance to Kolkata
310 km
Nearest railway station
Hazaribagh Road · 9 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Sehat Jhanch Ghar General Hospital · 5 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Dongo compares

By population, Dongo ranks #145 of 256 villages in Bengabad mandal.

Literacy rate
%
47.7%
Same as the mandal average
Dongo
47.7%
Bengabad mandal
47.7%
Giridih district
51.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,021
+82 vs mandal average
Dongo
1,021
Bengabad mandal
939
Household size
people per home
9.1
+3.1 vs mandal average
Dongo
9.1
Bengabad mandal
6.0

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Dongo at a glance

Dongo is a village of 392 people in 43 households (Census 2011) in Bengabad block, Giridih district, Jharkhand, the 145th-largest of 256 villages in Bengabad block. Literacy is 48%, about the same as the block average of 48% and the sex ratio is 1,021 women per 1,000 men. It lies 53 km from the Giridih district centre, 10 km from Beko, the nearest town, 9 km from Hazaribagh Road railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 815312, served by Bengabad post office; the LGD village code is 351526. The nearest hospital or health centre is Sehat Jhanch Ghar General Hospital, 5 km away. The sarpanch is Basudev Narayan Singh, and the village votes in Jarmundi assembly constituency, represented by MLA Devendra Kunwar. The population is estimated at 462 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Ojhadih

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Dongo · this village39248%
Dongo · Bishungarh75948%0 km N
Dongo · Birni00 km N
Jitkundi · Birni1,14451%2.2 km NW
Jitkundi · Dumri1,99754%2.2 km NW
Jitkundi · Dhanwar69344%2.2 km NW
Birni · Birni1,49156%2.4 km N

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Dongo

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
No
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
0
Power hours (winter)
0
Primary school
1
Middle school
0
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
GIRIDIH
Distance to nearest town (km)
25
Distance to district HQ (km)
25
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
OJHADIH
Total area (ha)
222
Irrigated area (ha)
0
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Dongo

LGD code
351526
Pincode
815312
Post office
Bengabad
Population (Census 2011)
392
Population (projected 2026)
462
Households
43
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1021
Literacy rate
47.7%
Coordinates
24.24957°N, 85.93205°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Godda
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Jarmundi
Member of Parliament
Nishikant Dubey
Member of Legislative Assembly
Devendra Kunwar
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
Basudev Narayan Singh
Block / Mandal
Bengabad
Getting there

How to reach Dongo

Mandal centre
Bengabad · ≈ 87 km
≈ 2 h 59 min by car · 3 h 33 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Giridih · ≈ 53 km
≈ 1 h 48 min by car · 2 h 9 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 15,727 people
Beko · ≈ 9.6 km
≈ 20 min by car · 23 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Ranchi119 kmcapital
  • Kolkata310 km
  • Delhi994 km
  • Hyderabad1086 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationHazaribagh Road9 km
  • Hospital / PHCSehat Jhanch Ghar General Hospital5 km
  • Police stationBarora Police Station57 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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