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About Don Village

Don is a mid sized village in Mandvi tehsil, in the district of Kachchh, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,636, made up of 827 males and 809 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1961.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 370465, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Don Overview

Census 2011 figures for Don village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Kachchh
Tehsil Mandvi
Pincode 370465
Area (hectares) 1961.83 hectares
Population 1,636
Male Population 827
Female Population 809
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Don compares

By the 2011 count Don is the 31st largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,652 residents. Its 1961.83 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Don

Don is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Don 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Don from other places

Don lies about 53 km from Kachchh, and the nearest railway station is Deshalpar, about 30 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 Don
Tehsil headquarters Mandvi 14 km
Nearest town Māndvi 14 km
Nearest railway station Deshalpar 30 km
District headquarters Kachchh 53 km

Villages closest to Don

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Don village had a population of 1,636. That makes it the 31st largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,652 residents.

Don village has 827 males and 809 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Don has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 980.

The pincode recorded for Don is 370465. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Don covers 1961.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Don falls under Mandvi tehsil of Kachchh district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Don is Deshalpar, about 30 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Don.

Don is about 53 km from Kachchh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Don is in Mandvi tehsil of Kachchh district. Mandvi is about 14 km away. Māndvi is about 14 km away. Deshalpar is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rajda (2.6 km), Bhadai Moti (4.0 km) and Bhadai Nani (5.2 km).

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

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