About Donwada Village

Donwada is a mid sized village in Akola tehsil, in the district of Akola, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,309, made up of 672 males and 637 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 978.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 444003, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Donwada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Donwada village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Akola
Tehsil	Akola
Pincode	444003
Area (hectares)	978.06 hectares
Population	1,309
Male Population	672
Female Population	637
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	948
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Donwada compares

By the 2011 count Donwada is the 51st largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,274 residents. Its 978.06 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Donwada

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

Donwada lies about 18 km from Akola, and the nearest railway station is Gandhi Smrak Road, about 5.5 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 Donwada
Nearest railway station	Gandhi Smrak Road	5.5 km
Nearest town	Umbri	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Akola	18 km

Villages closest to Donwada

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

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Common questions about Donwada

As per the Census of India 2011, Donwada village had a population of 1,309. That makes it the 51st largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,274 residents.

Donwada village has 672 males and 637 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Donwada has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Donwada is 444003. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Donwada covers 978.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Donwada falls under Akola tehsil of Akola district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Donwada is Gandhi Smrak Road, about 5.5 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 10+ km distance for Donwada.

Donwada is about 18 km from Akola in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Donwada is in Akola tehsil of Akola district. Gandhi Smrak Road is about 5.5 km away. Umbri is about 16 km away. Akola is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.