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About Donda Village

Donda is a small village in Shahnagar tehsil, in the district of Panna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 87, made up of 48 males and 39 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 812 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82.36 hectares hectares.

Donda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Donda village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Panna
Tehsil Shahnagar
Area (hectares) 82.36 hectares
Population 87
Male Population 48
Female Population 39
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 812
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 Donda compares

By the 2011 count Donda is the 110th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 933 residents. Its 82.36 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Donda

Donda is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Donda 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 Donda from other places

Donda lies about 70 km from Panna, and the nearest railway station is Pakaria Road, 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 Donda
Nearest railway station Pakaria Road 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahnagar 20 km
Nearest town Murwāra 33 km
District headquarters Panna 70 km

Villages closest to Donda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Donda village had a population of 87. That makes it the 110th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 933 residents.

Donda village has 48 males and 39 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Donda has about 812 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

Donda covers 82.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Donda falls under Shahnagar tehsil of Panna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Donda is Pakaria Road, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Donda.

Donda is about 70 km from Panna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Donda is in Shahnagar tehsil of Panna district. Pakaria Road is about 12 km away. Shahnagar is about 20 km away. Murwāra 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 Jursingh (under 2 km), Tala (3.0 km) and Sarra Kheda (4.3 km).

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

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