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About Dondawada Village

Dondawada is a small village in Bhikangaon tehsil, in the district of Khargone, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 350, made up of 178 males and 172 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 341 hectares hectares.

Dondawada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dondawada village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Khargone
Tehsil Bhikangaon
Area (hectares) 341 hectares
Population 350
Male Population 178
Female Population 172
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dondawada compares

By the 2011 count Dondawada is the 115th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,358 residents. Its 341 hectares work out to about 1.0 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 978.

Getting to Dondawada

Dondawada is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dondawada as Available within 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 Dondawada from other places

Dondawada lies about 26 km from Khargone, and the nearest railway station is Sirran, about 38 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 Dondawada
Tehsil headquarters Bhikangaon 11 km
District headquarters Khargone 26 km
Nearest railway station Sirran 38 km

Villages closest to Dondawada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dondawada village had a population of 350. That makes it the 115th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,358 residents.

Dondawada village has 178 males and 172 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dondawada has about 966 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.

Dondawada covers 341 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dondawada falls under Bhikangaon tehsil of Khargone district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dondawada is Sirran, about 38 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 <5 km distance for Dondawada.

Dondawada is about 26 km from Khargone in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dondawada is in Bhikangaon tehsil of Khargone district. Bhikangaon is about 11 km away. Khargone is about 26 km away. Sirran is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bamnala (1.9 km), Poi (2.5 km) and Lalni (3.0 km).

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

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