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About Dondo Village

Dondo is a mid sized village in Bengabad tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,088, made up of 553 males and 535 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 413 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dondo Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dondo village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Bengabad
Pincode 815312
Area (hectares) 413 hectares
Population 1,088
Male Population 553
Female Population 535
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dondo compares

By the 2011 count Dondo is the 38th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 677 residents. Its 413 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Dondo

Dondo is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dondo as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dondo from other places

Dondo lies about 33 km from Bengabad, and the nearest railway station is Giridih, about 18 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 Dondo
Nearest railway station Giridih 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Bengabad 33 km

Villages closest to Dondo

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dondo village had a population of 1,088. That makes it the 38th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 677 residents.

Dondo village has 553 males and 535 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dondo has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Dondo is 815312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dondo covers 413 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dondo falls under Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dondo is Giridih, about 18 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dondo.

Dondo is about 33 km from Bengabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dondo is in Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district. Giridih is about 18 km away. Bengabad is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chunglo (9.0 km), Dandatanr (10 km) and Harinawatanr (14 km).

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

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