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About Doonda Village

Doonda is a mid sized village in Khanpur tehsil, in the district of Jhalawar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 565, made up of 291 males and 274 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 464.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 326038, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Doonda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Doonda village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jhalawar
Tehsil Khanpur
Pincode 326038
Area (hectares) 464.31 hectares
Population 565
Male Population 291
Female Population 274
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Doonda compares

By the 2011 count Doonda is the 93rd largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 828 residents. Its 464.31 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Doonda

Doonda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Doonda as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Doonda from other places

Doonda lies about 21 km from Jhalawar, and the nearest railway station is Jhalawar City, about 23 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 Doonda
Tehsil headquarters Khanpur 7.2 km
District headquarters Jhalawar 21 km
Nearest town Jhālāwār 21 km
Nearest railway station Jhalawar City 23 km

Villages closest to Doonda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Doonda village had a population of 565. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 828 residents.

Doonda village has 291 males and 274 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Doonda has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Doonda is 326038. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Doonda covers 464.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Doonda falls under Khanpur tehsil of Jhalawar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Doonda is Jhalawar City, about 23 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Doonda.

Doonda is about 21 km from Jhalawar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Doonda is in Khanpur tehsil of Jhalawar district. Khanpur is about 7.2 km away. Jhalawar is about 21 km away. Jhālāwār is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hali Hera (under 2 km), Maraita (1.9 km) and Golana (1.9 km).

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

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