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About Dundera Village

Dundera is a mid sized village in Dongargarh tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,917, made up of 951 males and 966 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,016 females per 1000 males. The village covers 861.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493885, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dundera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dundera village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Dongargarh
Pincode 493885
Area (hectares) 861.32 hectares
Population 1,917
Male Population 951
Female Population 966
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,016
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dundera compares

By the 2011 count Dundera is the 15th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 961 residents. Its 861.32 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Dundera

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

Dundera lies about 20 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Musra, about 5.9 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 Dundera
Nearest railway station Musra 5.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Dongargarh 11 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 20 km

Villages closest to Dundera

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dundera village had a population of 1,917. That makes it the 15th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 961 residents.

Dundera village has 951 males and 966 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dundera has about 1016 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1017.

The pincode recorded for Dundera is 493885. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dundera covers 861.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dundera falls under Dongargarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Dundera is Musra, about 5.9 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 village for Dundera.

Dundera is about 20 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dundera is in Dongargarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Musra is about 5.9 km away. Dongargarh is about 11 km away. Rajnandgaon is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paragaon Khurd (2.0 km), Khalari (2.1 km) and Renga Kathera (2.5 km).

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

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