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About Dondri Village

Dondri is a small village in Lansdowne tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 382, made up of 168 males and 214 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,274 females per 1000 males. The village covers 235.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246144, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dondri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dondri village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Lansdowne
Pincode 246144
Area (hectares) 235.86 hectares
Population 382
Male Population 168
Female Population 214
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,274
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dondri compares

By the 2011 count Dondri is the 24th largest of the 465 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 148 residents. Its 235.86 hectares work out to about 1.6 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 1243.

Getting to Dondri

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

Dondri lies about 12 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 18 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 Dondri
District headquarters Garhwal 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Lansdowne 13 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 18 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 18 km

Villages closest to Dondri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dondri village had a population of 382. That makes it the 24th largest of the 465 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 148 residents.

Dondri village has 168 males and 214 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dondri has about 1274 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1243.

The pincode recorded for Dondri is 246144. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dondri covers 235.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dondri falls under Lansdowne tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dondri is Kotdwara, about 18 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 10+ km distance for Dondri.

Dondri is about 12 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dondri is in Lansdowne tehsil of Garhwal district. Garhwal is about 12 km away. Lansdowne is about 13 km away. Kotdwāra is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhandari (under 2 km), Pawekh (under 2 km) and Thar (under 2 km).

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

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