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About Donde Village

Donde is a small village in Pakhanjur tehsil, in the district of Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 443, made up of 229 males and 214 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 337 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494771, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Donde Overview

Census 2011 figures for Donde village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Uttar Bastar Kanker
Tehsil Pakhanjur
Pincode 494771
Area (hectares) 337 hectares
Population 443
Male Population 229
Female Population 214
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Donde compares

By the 2011 count Donde is the 133rd largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 540 residents. Its 337 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Donde

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

Donde lies about 62 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker, and the nearest railway station is Keoti, about 46 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 Donde
Tehsil headquarters Pakhanjur 6.5 km
Nearest railway station Keoti 46 km
District headquarters Uttar Bastar Kanker 62 km
Nearest town Garhchiroli 71 km

Villages closest to Donde

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Donde village had a population of 443. That makes it the 133rd largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 540 residents.

Donde village has 229 males and 214 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Donde has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Donde is 494771. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Donde covers 337 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Donde falls under Pakhanjur tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Donde is Keoti, about 46 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 Donde.

Donde is about 62 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Donde is in Pakhanjur tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. Pakhanjur is about 6.5 km away. Keoti is about 46 km away. Uttar Bastar Kanker is about 62 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Harangarh (1.6 km), Anand Nagar (2.6 km) and Satyanand Nagar (2.6 km).

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

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