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About Donja Village

Donja is a large village in Paranda tehsil, in the district of Osmanabad, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,863, made up of 1,508 males and 1,355 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2837.52 hectares hectares.

Donja Overview

Census 2011 figures for Donja village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Osmanabad
Tehsil Paranda
Area (hectares) 2837.52 hectares
Population 2,863
Male Population 1,508
Female Population 1,355
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 899
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Donja compares

By the 2011 count Donja is the 5th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,287 residents. Its 2837.52 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 892.

Getting to Donja

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

Donja lies about 76 km from Osmanabad, and the nearest railway station is Jeur, about 25 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 Donja
Nearest town Karmāla 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Paranda 19 km
Nearest railway station Jeur 25 km
District headquarters Osmanabad 76 km

Villages closest to Donja

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Donja village had a population of 2,863. That makes it the 5th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,287 residents.

Donja village has 1,508 males and 1,355 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Donja has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 892.

Donja covers 2837.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Donja falls under Paranda tehsil of Osmanabad district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Donja is Jeur, about 25 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 Donja.

Donja is about 76 km from Osmanabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Donja is in Paranda tehsil of Osmanabad district. Karmāla is about 17 km away. Paranda is about 19 km away. Jeur is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Parewadi (3.2 km), Kaundgaon (4.2 km) and Bangalwadi (4.5 km).

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

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