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About Dondwade Village

Dondwade is a mid sized village in Chopda tehsil, in the district of Jalgaon, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 795, made up of 401 males and 394 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 424.25 hectares hectares.

Dondwade Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dondwade village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Jalgaon
Tehsil Chopda
Area (hectares) 424.25 hectares
Population 795
Male Population 401
Female Population 394
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
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 85th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,161 residents. Its 424.25 hectares work out to about 1.9 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, well above the tehsil average of 942.

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 42 km from Jalgaon, and the nearest railway station is Takarkhede, about 16 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 Chopda 13 km
Nearest railway station Takarkhede 16 km
District headquarters Jalgaon 42 km

Villages closest to Dondwade

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chopda 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 795. That makes it the 85th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,161 residents.

Dondwade village has 401 males and 394 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dondwade has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 942.

Dondwade covers 424.25 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.

Dondwade falls under Chopda tehsil of Jalgaon district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dondwade is Takarkhede, about 16 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 42 km from Jalgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dondwade is in Chopda tehsil of Jalgaon district. Chopda is about 13 km away. Takarkhede is about 16 km away. Jalgaon is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Malkhede (1.6 km), Tandalwadi (2.2 km) and Ghadwel (2.4 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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