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About Donajhar Village

Donajhar is a small village in Kasdol tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 372, made up of 179 males and 193 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,078 females per 1000 males. The village covers 162.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491995, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Donajhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Donajhar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Kasdol
Pincode 491995
Area (hectares) 162.58 hectares
Population 372
Male Population 179
Female Population 193
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,078
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Donajhar compares

By the 2011 count Donajhar is the 134th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 929 residents. Its 162.58 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1024.

Getting to Donajhar

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

Donajhar lies about 74 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Bhatapara, about 43 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 Donajhar
Tehsil headquarters Kasdol 20 km
Nearest town Baloda Bāzār 22 km
Nearest railway station Bhatapara 43 km
District headquarters Raipur 74 km

Villages closest to Donajhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Donajhar village had a population of 372. That makes it the 134th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 929 residents.

Donajhar village has 179 males and 193 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Donajhar has about 1078 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1024.

The pincode recorded for Donajhar is 491995. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Donajhar covers 162.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Donajhar falls under Kasdol tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Donajhar is Bhatapara, about 43 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 and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Donajhar.

Donajhar is about 74 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Donajhar is in Kasdol tehsil of Raipur district. Kasdol is about 20 km away. Baloda Bāzār is about 22 km away. Bhatapara is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghirghol (under 2 km), Piparchhedi (under 2 km) and Putpura (2.7 km).

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

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