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About Dondwada Village

Dondwada is a small village in Khamgaon tehsil, in the district of Buldana, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 291, made up of 152 males and 139 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 188.59 hectares hectares.

Dondwada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dondwada village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Buldana
Tehsil Khamgaon
Area (hectares) 188.59 hectares
Population 291
Male Population 152
Female Population 139
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dondwada compares

By the 2011 count Dondwada is the 122nd largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,690 residents. Its 188.59 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 927.

Getting to Dondwada

Dondwada is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dondwada as Available within <5 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 Dondwada from other places

Dondwada lies about 53 km from Buldana, and the nearest railway station is Jalamb Junction, about 8.0 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 Dondwada
Nearest railway station Jalamb Junction 8.0 km
Nearest town Nāndūra 9.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Khamgaon 19 km
District headquarters Buldana 53 km

Villages closest to Dondwada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dondwada village had a population of 291. That makes it the 122nd largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,690 residents.

Dondwada village has 152 males and 139 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dondwada has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 927.

Dondwada covers 188.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dondwada falls under Khamgaon tehsil of Buldana district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dondwada is Jalamb Junction, about 8.0 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dondwada.

Dondwada is about 53 km from Buldana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dondwada is in Khamgaon tehsil of Buldana district. Jalamb Junction is about 8.0 km away. Nāndūra is about 9.3 km away. Khamgaon is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kholkhed (1.6 km), Lanjud (7.7 km) and Amsari (9.4 km).

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

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