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About Daunya Village

Daunya is a small village in Debra tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 325, made up of 179 males and 146 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 816 females per 1000 males. The village covers 64.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Daunya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Daunya village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Debra
Pincode 721301
Area (hectares) 64.64 hectares
Population 325
Male Population 179
Female Population 146
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 816
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Daunya compares

By the 2011 count Daunya is the 280th largest of the 432 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 600 residents. Its 64.64 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Daunya

Daunya is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Daunya as Available within 5 - 10 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 <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dakshin Pathra, Dalpatipur, Damodarpur and Dandeswar. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Daunya

As per the Census of India 2011, Daunya village had a population of 325. That makes it the 280th largest of the 432 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 600 residents.

Daunya village has 179 males and 146 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Daunya has about 816 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Daunya is 721301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Daunya covers 64.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Daunya falls under Debra tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Daunya notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Daunya.

Daunya is in Debra tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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