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About Dunda Village

Dunda is a mid sized village in Ghansaur tehsil, in the district of Seoni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 557, made up of 280 males and 277 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 462 hectares hectares.

Dunda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dunda village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Seoni
Tehsil Ghansaur
Area (hectares) 462 hectares
Population 557
Male Population 280
Female Population 277
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 989
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dunda compares

By the 2011 count Dunda is the 98th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 593 residents. Its 462 hectares work out to about 1.2 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 987.

Getting to Dunda

Dunda is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dunda as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 79 km from Seoni, and the nearest railway station is Ghunsore, about 3.6 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 Ghunsore 3.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghansaur 3.9 km
Nearest town Nainpur 29 km
District headquarters Seoni 79 km

Villages closest to Dunda

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ghansaur 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 557. That makes it the 98th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 593 residents.

Dunda village has 280 males and 277 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dunda has about 989 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 987.

Dunda covers 462 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dunda falls under Ghansaur tehsil of Seoni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dunda is Ghunsore, about 3.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dunda.

Dunda is about 79 km from Seoni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dunda is in Ghansaur tehsil of Seoni district. Ghunsore is about 3.6 km away. Ghansaur is about 3.9 km away. Nainpur is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pahadi (under 2 km), Nichli (1.8 km) and Keolari (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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