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About Doniabandh Village

Doniabandh is a mid sized village in Maheshpur tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 983, made up of 480 males and 503 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,048 females per 1000 males. The village covers 243 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Doniabandh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Doniabandh village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Maheshpur
Pincode 814111
Area (hectares) 243 hectares
Population 983
Male Population 480
Female Population 503
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,048
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Doniabandh compares

By the 2011 count Doniabandh is the 53rd largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 656 residents. Its 243 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Doniabandh

Doniabandh is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Doniabandh as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Doniabandh from other places

Doniabandh lies about 28 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Murarai, about 20 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 Doniabandh
Tehsil headquarters Maheshpur 11 km
Nearest railway station Murarai 20 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 24 km
District headquarters Pakur 28 km

Villages closest to Doniabandh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Doniabandh village had a population of 983. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 656 residents.

Doniabandh village has 480 males and 503 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Doniabandh has about 1048 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Doniabandh is 814111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Doniabandh covers 243 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Doniabandh falls under Maheshpur tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Doniabandh is Murarai, about 20 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Doniabandh.

Doniabandh is about 28 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Doniabandh is in Maheshpur tehsil of Pakur district. Maheshpur is about 11 km away. Murarai is about 20 km away. Nalhāti is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karmatanr (under 2 km), Biskutia (under 2 km) and Akharasol (under 2 km).

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

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