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About Dona Village

Dona is a large village in Moyna tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,254, made up of 1,745 males and 1,509 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 865 females per 1000 males. The village covers 234.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721644, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dona Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dona village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Moyna
Pincode 721644
Area (hectares) 234.16 hectares
Population 3,254
Male Population 1,745
Female Population 1,509
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 865
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dona compares

By the 2011 count Dona is the 23rd largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,685 residents. Its 234.16 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Dona

Dona is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dona as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dakshin Chanra Chak, Dakshin Moyna, Dakshinharkuli and Deuli. 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 Dona

As per the Census of India 2011, Dona village had a population of 3,254. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,685 residents.

Dona village has 1,745 males and 1,509 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dona has about 865 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Dona is 721644. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dona covers 234.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dona falls under Moyna tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Dona notes the nearest railway station 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 km distance for Dona.

Dona is in Moyna tehsil of Purba 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 Dona today is likely to be higher.

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