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About Donkada Village

Donkada is a small village in Gantyada tehsil, in the district of Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 359, made up of 168 males and 191 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,137 females per 1000 males. The village covers 151 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 535160, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Donkada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Donkada village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Vizianagaram
Tehsil Gantyada
Pincode 535160
Area (hectares) 151 hectares
Population 359
Male Population 168
Female Population 191
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,137
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Donkada compares

By the 2011 count Donkada is the 38th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,490 residents. Its 151 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Donkada

Donkada is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Donkada as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Donkada from other places

Donkada lies about 17 km from Vizianagaram, and the nearest railway station is Korukonda, about 12 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 Donkada
Tehsil headquarters Gantyada 4.6 km
Nearest railway station Korukonda 12 km
District headquarters Vizianagaram 17 km

Villages closest to Donkada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Donkada village had a population of 359. That makes it the 38th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,490 residents.

Donkada village has 168 males and 191 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Donkada has about 1137 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Donkada is 535160. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Donkada covers 151 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Donkada falls under Gantyada tehsil of Vizianagaram district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Donkada is Korukonda, about 12 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 <5 km distance for Donkada.

Donkada is about 17 km from Vizianagaram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Donkada is in Gantyada tehsil of Vizianagaram district. Gantyada is about 4.6 km away. Korukonda is about 12 km away. Vizianagaram is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Regubilli (under 2 km), Buradapadu (under 2 km) and Vasadi (1.6 km).

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

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