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About Donia Village

Donia is a small village in Chanan tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 252, made up of 129 males and 123 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 104 hectares hectares.

Donia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Donia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Banka
Tehsil Chanan
Area (hectares) 104 hectares
Population 252
Male Population 129
Female Population 123
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Donia compares

By the 2011 count Donia is the 170th largest of the 255 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 588 residents. Its 104 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Donia

Donia is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Donia as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. The nearest villages by name are Chapridamgi, Chihutjor, Dhabauni and Dhanubasar. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Donia

As per the Census of India 2011, Donia village had a population of 252. That makes it the 170th largest of the 255 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 588 residents.

Donia village has 129 males and 123 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Donia has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 932.

Donia covers 104 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Donia falls under Chanan tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The census record for Donia notes the nearest railway station as Available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Donia.

Donia is in Chanan tehsil of Banka district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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