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- LGD code
- 536680
- Pincode
- 441912
- Post office
- Tumsar
- Population
- 1,821
- Households
- 383
- Literacy rate
- 71.4%
- Sex ratio
- 921 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,125
- Distance to district centre
- 48 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 22 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 744 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 468 km
- Nearest railway station
- Chicholi · 18 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government hospital Mahkepar · 18 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Rongha compares
By population, Rongha ranks #31 of 148 villages in Tumsar mandal.
Literacy rate
%
71.4%
−1.3% vs mandal average
- Rongha
- 71.4%
- Tumsar mandal
- 72.7%
- Bhandara district
- 75.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
921
−71 vs mandal average
- Rongha
- 921
- Tumsar mandal
- 992
Household size
people per home
4.8
+0.3 vs mandal average
- Rongha
- 4.8
- Tumsar mandal
- 4.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Rongha at a glance
Rongha is a village of 1,821 people in 383 households (Census 2011) in Tumsar taluka, Bhandara district, Maharashtra, the 31st-largest of 148 villages in Tumsar taluka. Literacy is 71%, 1 points below the taluka average of 73% and the sex ratio is 921 women per 1,000 men. It lies 48 km from the Bhandara district centre, 24 km from Ashti, the nearest town, 18 km from Chicholi railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 441912, served by Tumsar post office; the LGD village code is 536680. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government hospital Mahkepar, 18 km away. The village votes in Tumsar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Karemore Raju Manikrao. The population is estimated at 2,147 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Rongha →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rongha · this village | 1,821 | 71% | — |
| Rongha Hamesha · Tumsar | 0 | — | 1 km NE |
| Mandekasa (Hamesha) · Tumsar | 0 | — | 3.2 km S |
| Mandekasa · Tumsar | 7 | 43% | 3.3 km S |
| Pipariya · Tirora | 1,005 | 74% | 4 km SE |
| Pipariya · Salekasa | 3,550 | 73% | 4 km SE |
| Pipriya · Ramtek | 818 | 74% | 4.1 km SE |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Rongha
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- No
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 18
- Power hours (winter)
- 20
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- 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
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- Tumsar
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 32
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 45
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 32
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 988.49
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 12
- Forest area (ha)
- 40.25
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Rongha
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Rongha
- LGD code
- 536680
- Pincode
- 441912
- Post office
- Tumsar
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,821
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,147
- Households
- 383
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 921
- Literacy rate
- 71.4%
- Coordinates
- 21.47371°N, 79.53725°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Bhandara-Gondiya
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Tumsar
- Member of Parliament
- Prashant Padole
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Karemore Raju Manikrao
- Block / Mandal
- Tumsar
Getting there
How to reach Rongha
Distance to cities · straight line
- Mumbai744 kmcapital
- Hyderabad468 km
- Delhi828 km
- Kolkata918 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationChicholi18 km
- Bus stopBus stop Sangrampur23 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment hospital Mahkepar18 km
- ATM / bankState Bank of India22 km
- Petrol pumpHP Petrol Pump11 km
- CollegeZ. P. Primary school27 km
- Police stationPolice Station Mauda39 km
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 441912
Villages near Rongha
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-17
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)