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About Donela Village

Donela is a small village in Paderu tehsil, in the district of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 69, made up of 41 males and 28 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 683 females per 1000 males. The village covers 27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 531077, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Donela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Donela village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Visakhapatnam
Tehsil Paderu
Pincode 531077
Area (hectares) 27 hectares
Population 69
Male Population 41
Female Population 28
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 683
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Donela compares

By the 2011 count Donela is the 153rd largest of the 194 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 255 residents. Its 27 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1110.

Getting to Donela

Donela is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Donela as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Donela from other places

Donela lies about 90 km from Visakhapatnam, and the nearest railway station is Darliput, about 37 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 Donela
Tehsil headquarters Paderu 13 km
Nearest railway station Darliput 37 km
Nearest town Narsīpatnam 44 km
District headquarters Visakhapatnam 90 km

Villages closest to Donela

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Donela village had a population of 69. That makes it the 153rd largest of the 194 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 255 residents.

Donela village has 41 males and 28 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Donela has about 683 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1110.

The pincode recorded for Donela is 531077. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Donela covers 27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Donela falls under Paderu tehsil of Visakhapatnam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Donela is Darliput, about 37 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Donela.

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

Donela is in Paderu tehsil of Visakhapatnam district. Paderu is about 13 km away. Darliput is about 37 km away. Narsīpatnam is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chodepalle (2.4 km), Modapalle (3.3 km) and Cheedimetta (4.6 km).

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

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