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About Doniala Village

Doniala is a mid sized village in Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur tehsil, in the district of Arwal, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,436, made up of 698 males and 738 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,057 females per 1000 males. The village covers 203 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 804421, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Doniala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Doniala village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Arwal
Tehsil Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur
Pincode 804421
Area (hectares) 203 hectares
Population 1,436
Male Population 698
Female Population 738
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,057
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Doniala compares

By the 2011 count Doniala is the 22nd largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,854 residents. Its 203 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Doniala

Doniala is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Doniala as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Doniala from other places

Doniala lies about 15 km from Arwal, and the nearest railway station is Makhdumpur Gaya, about 24 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 Doniala
Tehsil headquarters Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur 15 km
District headquarters Arwal 15 km
Nearest railway station Makhdumpur Gaya 24 km

Villages closest to Doniala

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur 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 Doniala

As per the Census of India 2011, Doniala village had a population of 1,436. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,854 residents.

Doniala village has 698 males and 738 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Doniala has about 1057 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Doniala is 804421. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Doniala covers 203 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Doniala falls under Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur tehsil of Arwal district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Doniala is Makhdumpur Gaya, about 24 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Doniala.

Doniala is about 15 km from Arwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Doniala is in Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur tehsil of Arwal district. Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur is about 15 km away. Arwal is about 15 km away. Makhdumpur Gaya is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rainath (1.6 km), Gangapur (1.7 km) and Sherpur (2.0 km).

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

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