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About Dontavaram Village

Dontavaram is a mid sized village in Unguturu tehsil, in the district of Krishna, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,178, made up of 592 males and 586 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 331 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 534406, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dontavaram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dontavaram village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Krishna
Tehsil Unguturu
Pincode 534406
Area (hectares) 331 hectares
Population 1,178
Male Population 592
Female Population 586
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 990
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dontavaram compares

By the 2011 count Dontavaram is the 25th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,086 residents. Its 331 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Dontavaram

Dontavaram is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dontavaram as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dontavaram from other places

Dontavaram lies about 96 km from Krishna, and the nearest railway station is Unguturu, about 21 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 Dontavaram
Nearest railway station Unguturu 21 km
Nearest town Tadepalligudem 25 km
District headquarters Krishna 96 km

Villages closest to Dontavaram

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Unguturu 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 Dontavaram

As per the Census of India 2011, Dontavaram village had a population of 1,178. That makes it the 25th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,086 residents.

Dontavaram village has 592 males and 586 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dontavaram has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Dontavaram is 534406. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dontavaram covers 331 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dontavaram falls under Unguturu tehsil of Krishna district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dontavaram is Unguturu, about 21 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dontavaram.

Dontavaram is about 96 km from Krishna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dontavaram is in Unguturu tehsil of Krishna district. Unguturu is about 21 km away. Tadepalligudem is about 25 km away. Krishna is about 96 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nallamadu (16 km), Vellamilli (18 km) and Gopinadhapatnam (19 km).

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

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