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About Dunda Village

Dunda is a mid sized village in Sadak Arjuni tehsil, in the district of Gondiya, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 881, made up of 458 males and 423 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 471.18 hectares hectares.

Dunda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dunda village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Gondiya
Tehsil Sadak Arjuni
Area (hectares) 471.18 hectares
Population 881
Male Population 458
Female Population 423
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dunda compares

By the 2011 count Dunda is the 46th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,147 residents. Its 471.18 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Dunda

Dunda is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Dunda 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 <5 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 29 km from Gondiya, and the nearest railway station is Gongle, about 2.5 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 Dunda
Nearest railway station Gongle 2.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Sadak Arjuni 29 km
District headquarters Gondiya 29 km
Nearest town Gondiā 29 km

Villages closest to Dunda

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sadak Arjuni 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 881. That makes it the 46th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,147 residents.

Dunda village has 458 males and 423 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dunda has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 997.

Dunda covers 471.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dunda falls under Sadak Arjuni tehsil of Gondiya district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dunda is Gongle, about 2.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Dunda is about 29 km from Gondiya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dunda is in Sadak Arjuni tehsil of Gondiya district. Gongle is about 2.5 km away. Sadak Arjuni is about 29 km away. Gondiya 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 Pandhari (under 2 km), Pandharwani (under 2 km) and Gongale (1.9 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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