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About Dondlo Village

Dondlo is a large village in Bagodar tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,315, made up of 1,675 males and 1,640 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 645 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825322, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dondlo Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dondlo village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Bagodar
Pincode 825322
Area (hectares) 645 hectares
Population 3,315
Male Population 1,675
Female Population 1,640
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dondlo compares

By the 2011 count Dondlo is the 15th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,567 residents. Its 645 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Dondlo

Dondlo is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dondlo as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dondlo from other places

Dondlo lies about 46 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Hazaribagh Road, about 7.3 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 Dondlo
Tehsil headquarters Bagodar 5.2 km
Nearest railway station Hazaribagh Road 7.3 km
Nearest town Barki Saria 7.4 km
District headquarters Giridih 46 km

Villages closest to Dondlo

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dondlo village had a population of 3,315. That makes it the 15th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,567 residents.

Dondlo village has 1,675 males and 1,640 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dondlo has about 979 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 978.

The pincode recorded for Dondlo is 825322. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dondlo covers 645 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dondlo falls under Bagodar tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dondlo is Hazaribagh Road, about 7.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dondlo.

Dondlo is about 46 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dondlo is in Bagodar tehsil of Giridih district. Bagodar is about 5.2 km away. Hazaribagh Road is about 7.3 km away. Barki Saria is about 7.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhibra (under 2 km), Ambadih (under 2 km) and Pararia (under 2 km).

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

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