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About Donad Village

Donad is a mid sized village in Ner tehsil, in the district of Yavatmal, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 526, made up of 269 males and 257 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 569 hectares hectares.

Donad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Donad village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Yavatmal
Tehsil Ner
Area (hectares) 569 hectares
Population 526
Male Population 269
Female Population 257
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Donad compares

By the 2011 count Donad is the 64th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,034 residents. Its 569 hectares work out to about 0.9 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Donad

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

Donad lies about 53 km from Yavatmal, and the nearest railway station is Somthan, about 15 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 Donad
Nearest railway station Somthan 15 km
Nearest town Kāranja 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Ner 23 km
District headquarters Yavatmal 53 km

Villages closest to Donad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Donad village had a population of 526. That makes it the 64th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,034 residents.

Donad village has 269 males and 257 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Donad has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 950.

Donad covers 569 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Donad falls under Ner tehsil of Yavatmal district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Donad is Somthan, about 15 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 Donad.

Donad is about 53 km from Yavatmal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Donad is in Ner tehsil of Yavatmal district. Somthan is about 15 km away. Kāranja is about 19 km away. Ner is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ramgaon (under 2 km), Kharadgaon (2.2 km) and Khalana (2.7 km).

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

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