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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
shivnath munda
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- LGD code
- 373455
- Pincode
- 829209
- Post office
- Ray
- Population
- 1,023
- Households
- 180
- Literacy rate
- 51.5%
- Sex ratio
- 1010 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 346
Census 2011 · in context
How Dondu compares
By population, Dondu ranks #9 of 14 villages in Khelari mandal.
Literacy rate
%
51.5%
−4.3% vs mandal average
- Dondu
- 51.5%
- Khelari mandal
- 55.8%
- Ranchi district
- 65.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,010
+59 vs mandal average
- Dondu
- 1,010
- Khelari mandal
- 951
Household size
people per home
5.7
+0.5 vs mandal average
- Dondu
- 5.7
- Khelari mandal
- 5.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Dondu at a glance
Dondu is a village of 1,023 people in 180 households (Census 2011) in Khelari block, Ranchi district, Jharkhand, the 9th-largest of 14 villages in Khelari block. Literacy is 52%, 4 points below the block average of 56% and the sex ratio is 1,010 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 829209, served by Ray post office; the LGD village code is 373455. The sarpanch is shivnath munda. The population is estimated at 1,206 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Dondu
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 10
- Power hours (winter)
- 10
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- RANCHI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 63
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 63
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 12
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- BAMNE
- Total area (ha)
- 219
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 6.61
- Forest area (ha)
- 0.61
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Key facts — Dondu
- LGD code
- 373455
- Pincode
- 829209
- Post office
- Ray
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,023
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,206
- Households
- 180
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1010
- Literacy rate
- 51.5%
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- shivnath munda
- Block / Mandal
- Khelari
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 829209
Other villages in Khelari mandal
View all 20 →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)