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About Dondwade Village

Dondwade is a mid sized village in Shirpur tehsil, in the district of Dhule, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,325, made up of 656 males and 669 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,020 females per 1000 males. The village covers 64 hectares hectares.

Dondwade Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dondwade village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Dhule
Tehsil Shirpur
Area (hectares) 64 hectares
Population 1,325
Male Population 656
Female Population 669
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,020
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dondwade compares

By the 2011 count Dondwade is the 103rd largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,393 residents. Its 64 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Dondwade

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

Dondwade lies about 58 km from Dhule, and the nearest railway station is Bhortex, about 28 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 Dondwade
Tehsil headquarters Shirpur 22 km
Nearest railway station Bhortex 28 km
District headquarters Dhule 58 km

Villages closest to Dondwade

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dondwade village had a population of 1,325. That makes it the 103rd largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,393 residents.

Dondwade village has 656 males and 669 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dondwade has about 1020 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

Dondwade covers 64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dondwade falls under Shirpur tehsil of Dhule district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dondwade is Bhortex, about 28 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 Dondwade.

Dondwade is about 58 km from Dhule in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dondwade is in Shirpur tehsil of Dhule district. Shirpur is about 22 km away. Bhortex is about 28 km away. Dhule is about 58 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahadeo Dondwade (under 2 km), Rohini (6.1 km) and Bhoiti (6.2 km).

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

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