About Doniwade Village

Doniwade is a mid sized village in Rajapur tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,120, made up of 518 males and 602 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,162 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1009 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416702, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Doniwade Overview

Census 2011 figures for Doniwade village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Ratnagiri
Tehsil	Rajapur
Pincode	416702
Area (hectares)	1009 hectares
Population	1,120
Male Population	518
Female Population	602
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,162
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Doniwade compares

By the 2011 count Doniwade is the 36th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 665 residents. Its 1009 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1229.

Getting to Doniwade

Doniwade is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Doniwade 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Doniwade from other places

Doniwade lies about 41 km from Ratnagiri, and the nearest railway station is Saundal, about 5.0 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 Doniwade
Nearest railway station	Saundal	5.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Rajapur	10 km
District headquarters	Ratnagiri	41 km

Villages closest to Doniwade

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

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Common questions about Doniwade

As per the Census of India 2011, Doniwade village had a population of 1,120. That makes it the 36th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 665 residents.

Doniwade village has 518 males and 602 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Doniwade has about 1162 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1229.

The pincode recorded for Doniwade is 416702. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Doniwade covers 1009 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Doniwade falls under Rajapur tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Doniwade is Saundal, about 5.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Doniwade is about 41 km from Ratnagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Doniwade is in Rajapur tehsil of Ratnagiri district. Saundal is about 5.0 km away. Rajapur is about 10 km away. Ratnagiri is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.