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About Dondapadu Village

Dondapadu is a large village in Vinukonda tehsil, in the district of Guntur, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,475, made up of 1,730 males and 1,745 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1460 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 522647, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dondapadu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dondapadu village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Guntur
Tehsil Vinukonda
Pincode 522647
Area (hectares) 1460 hectares
Population 3,475
Male Population 1,730
Female Population 1,745
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,009
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dondapadu compares

By the 2011 count Dondapadu is the 6th largest of the 21 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,378 residents. Its 1460 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Dondapadu

Dondapadu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dondapadu as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dondapadu from other places

Dondapadu lies about 90 km from Guntur, and the nearest railway station is Cheekategalapalem, about 6.8 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Dondapadu
Nearest railway station Cheekategalapalem 6.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Vinukonda 9.1 km
District headquarters Guntur 90 km

Villages closest to Dondapadu

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Vinukonda tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Dondapadu

As per the Census of India 2011, Dondapadu village had a population of 3,475. That makes it the 6th largest of the 21 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,378 residents.

Dondapadu village has 1,730 males and 1,745 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dondapadu has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1015.

The pincode recorded for Dondapadu is 522647. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dondapadu covers 1460 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dondapadu falls under Vinukonda tehsil of Guntur district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dondapadu is Cheekategalapalem, about 6.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Dondapadu.

Dondapadu is about 90 km from Guntur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dondapadu is in Vinukonda tehsil of Guntur district. Cheekategalapalem is about 6.8 km away. Vinukonda is about 9.1 km away. Guntur is about 90 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Narasarayanipalem (4.5 km), Thimmayapalem (5.8 km) and Sivapuram (6.1 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Dondapadu today is likely to be higher.

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