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About Dunda Village

Dunda is a mid sized village in Nainpur tehsil, in the district of Mandla, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 793, made up of 380 males and 413 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,087 females per 1000 males. The village covers 378.15 hectares hectares.

Dunda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dunda village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Mandla
Tehsil Nainpur
Area (hectares) 378.15 hectares
Population 793
Male Population 380
Female Population 413
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,087
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dunda compares

By the 2011 count Dunda is the 59th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 834 residents. Its 378.15 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1021.

Getting to Dunda

Dunda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dunda as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Dunda from other places

Dunda lies about 17 km from Mandla, and the nearest railway station is Jamgaon, about 12 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 Dunda
Nearest railway station Jamgaon 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Nainpur 17 km
District headquarters Mandla 17 km

Villages closest to Dunda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dunda village had a population of 793. That makes it the 59th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 834 residents.

Dunda village has 380 males and 413 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dunda has about 1087 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1021.

Dunda covers 378.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dunda falls under Nainpur tehsil of Mandla district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dunda is Jamgaon, about 12 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Dunda.

Dunda is about 17 km from Mandla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dunda is in Nainpur tehsil of Mandla district. Jamgaon is about 12 km away. Nainpur is about 17 km away. Mandla is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jhiriya (under 2 km), Umardih (2.1 km) and Dhamangaon (2.2 km).

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

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