title: Dongargaon, Agar Malwa
text: # Dongargaon, Agar Malwa
  
  Dongargaon, Agar Malwa is a town and a gram panchayat in the Agar Malwa district of Madhya Pradesh. It is located on the Indore–Kota National Highwayon the bank of Kali Sindh River.
  
  ## 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.
  
  