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About Dondwada Village

Dondwada is a large village in Niwali tehsil, in the district of Barwani, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,025, made up of 2,057 males and 1,968 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1610.11 hectares hectares.

Dondwada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dondwada village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Barwani
Tehsil Niwali
Area (hectares) 1610.11 hectares
Population 4,025
Male Population 2,057
Female Population 1,968
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dondwada compares

By the 2011 count Dondwada is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,678 residents. Its 1610.11 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Dondwada

Dondwada is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dondwada 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dondwada from other places

Dondwada lies about 32 km from Barwani, and the nearest railway station is Hathi gate station, about 22 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 Dondwada
Nearest town Sendhwa 12 km
Nearest railway station Hathi gate station 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Niwali 32 km
District headquarters Barwani 32 km

Villages closest to Dondwada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dondwada village had a population of 4,025. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,678 residents.

Dondwada village has 2,057 males and 1,968 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dondwada has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 996.

Dondwada covers 1610.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dondwada falls under Niwali tehsil of Barwani district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dondwada is Hathi gate station, about 22 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dondwada.

Dondwada is about 32 km from Barwani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dondwada is in Niwali tehsil of Barwani district. Sendhwa is about 12 km away. Hathi gate station is about 22 km away. Niwali is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sidadi (9.4 km), Sidardi (9.4 km) and Sildad (9.4 km).

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

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