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About Donwada Village

Donwada is a small village in Arni tehsil, in the district of Yavatmal, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 212, made up of 106 males and 106 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 559.52 hectares hectares.

Donwada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Donwada village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Yavatmal
Tehsil Arni
Area (hectares) 559.52 hectares
Population 212
Male Population 106
Female Population 106
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Donwada compares

By the 2011 count Donwada is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents. Its 559.52 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Donwada

Donwada is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Donwada as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Donwada from other places

Donwada lies about 54 km from Yavatmal, and the nearest railway station is Ambari(Deccan), about 38 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 Donwada
Tehsil headquarters Arni 14 km
Nearest town Digras 32 km
Nearest railway station Ambari(Deccan) 38 km
District headquarters Yavatmal 54 km

Villages closest to Donwada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Donwada village had a population of 212. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents.

Donwada village has 106 males and 106 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Donwada has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 965.

Donwada covers 559.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Donwada falls under Arni tehsil of Yavatmal district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Donwada is Ambari(Deccan), about 38 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 5 - 10 km distance for Donwada.

Donwada is about 54 km from Yavatmal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Donwada is in Arni tehsil of Yavatmal district. Arni is about 14 km away. Digras is about 32 km away. Ambari(Deccan) is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kaotha Bazar (2.5 km), Amboda (3.1 km) and Shelu (3.2 km).

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

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