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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Donrda is a village in Para mandal, Purulia district, West Bengal, with a population of 2,184 across 405 households. It has a literacy rate of 52.3% and is served by one hospital. The village is located at coordinates 23.570°N, 86.399°E.
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
TITHI MAHATO
Contact: 73****4925
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- LGD code
- 330014
- Pincode
- 723146
- Post office
- Santaldih T.P.
- Population
- 2,184
- Households
- 405
- Literacy rate
- 52.3%
- Sex ratio
- 961 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 801
- Distance to district centre
- 31 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 14 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 230 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 1073 km
- Nearest railway station
- Santaldih · 9 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Capital Hospital · 4 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Donrda compares
By population, Donrda ranks #20 of 132 villages in Para mandal.
Literacy rate
%
52.3%
−3.4% vs mandal average
- Donrda
- 52.3%
- Para mandal
- 55.7%
- Purulia district
- 55.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
961
+17 vs mandal average
- Donrda
- 961
- Para mandal
- 944
Household size
people per home
5.4
−0.1 vs mandal average
- Donrda
- 5.4
- Para mandal
- 5.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Donrda at a glance
Donrda is a village of 2,184 people in 405 households (Census 2011) in Para block, Purulia district, West Bengal, the 20th-largest of 132 villages in Para block. Literacy is 52%, 3 points below the block average of 56% and the sex ratio is 961 women per 1,000 men. It lies 31 km from the Purulia district centre, 45 km from Ghatiali, the nearest town, 9 km from Santaldih railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 723146, served by Santaldih T.P. post office; the LGD village code is 330014. The nearest hospital or health centre is Capital Hospital, 4 km away. The sarpanch is TITHI MAHATO, and the village votes in Para assembly constituency, represented by MLA Nadiar Chand Bouri. The population is estimated at 2,443 in 2026, up 12% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donrda · this village | 2,184 | 52% | — |
| Tadgram · Para | 1,709 | 53% | 1.7 km E |
| Parasiri · Para | 1,837 | 57% | 2.9 km S |
| Bhandar Kuli · Para | 1,380 | 47% | 3 km SE |
| Dayaramdi · Para | 572 | 53% | 3.2 km E |
| Amchatar · Para | 1,942 | 54% | 3.2 km E |
| Reshyagara · Para | 131 | 55% | 3.3 km SE |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Donrda
- 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)
- 16
- Power hours (winter)
- 18
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 2
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- 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
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- No
- All-weather road
- No
- Total area (ha)
- 231.69
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 9.71
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Donrda
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Donrda
- LGD code
- 330014
- Pincode
- 723146
- Post office
- Santaldih T.P.
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,184
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,443
- Households
- 405
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 961
- Literacy rate
- 52.3%
- Coordinates
- 23.57017°N, 86.39930°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Purulia
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Para
- Member of Parliament
- Jyotirmay Singh Mahato
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Nadiar Chand Bouri
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- TITHI MAHATO
- Block / Mandal
- Para
Getting there
How to reach Donrda
Distance to cities · straight line
- Kolkata230 kmcapital
- Hyderabad1073 km
- Delhi1075 km
- Chennai1333 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationSantaldih9 km
- Hospital / PHCCapital Hospital4 km
- ATM / bankIndusInd Bank24 km
- Petrol pumpBinod Fuel21 km
- CollegeSidho-Kanho-Birsha University24 km
- Police stationJharia Police Station19 km
Nearest to the village
- Health centre
- Capital Hospital4.0 km
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 723146
Villages near Donrda
Other villages in Para mandal
View all 60+ →- Para
- Anara
- Jorberya
- Phusrabaid
- Palma
- Sarulya
- Lipanya
- Bhagaband
- Asurbandh
- Tentulhiti
- Jabarra
- Jaynagar Alias Udaypur
- Jhanpara
- Tetalda
- Rahardi
- Chitra
- Hariharpur
- Bahara
- Pareshya
- Rigudi
- Barairga
- Bagalia
- Deuli
- Kaliasota
- Nadiha
- Ranipur
- Bhanuridi
- Amchatar
- Gurguria
- Rautara
- Parasiri
- Ramkrishnapur Alias Nutandi
- Bamanbad
- Bhalagara
- Tadgram
- Patpur
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)