Dondi Luhara

Dondi Luhara is a Town and Tehsil in Durg District of Chhattisgarh. In India, a tehsil is a sub-division of a district that is responsible for the administration and revenue collection of a particular area within the district. It is an important part of the local governance structure, and plays a crucial role in the development and administration of its local community.

According to Census 2011, the sub-district code of Dondi Luhara Block (CD) is 03320. The total area of Dondi Luhara Tehsil is 954 km², which includes 947.88 km² of rural area and 5.93 km² of urban area. Dondi Luhara has a sex ratio of approximately 1033 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Dondi Luhara Tehsil

Dondi Luhara Tehsil has a total of 199 villages, each with its own identity, gram panchayat, and local lifestyle. These villages form the real backbone of the region, where everyday life is rooted in agriculture, tradition, and community ties. The list below shows all villages in Dondi Luhara Tehsil, along with their respective gram panchayat and nearest town.

Population of Dondi Luhara Tehsil

The population profile of Dondi Luhara Tehsil offers a deeper understanding of how people are settled across its rural and urban parts. The following sections provide key insights into total population, household distribution, literacy, and age demographics — data that plays a vital role in planning development work and allocating public resources effectively.

Basic Population Details

This section offers a snapshot of Dondi Luhara Tehsil's population composition, including male-female ratio, child population, and how literacy levels vary between villages and towns.

Here’s a simplified summary based on Census 2011 stats:

• Total population of Dondi Luhara Tehsil is around 1,97,411 people. This includes 97,098 males and 1,00,313 females. Rural population is about 1,91,366 (94,142 males and 97,224 females), while urban population is nearly 6,045 (2,956 males and 3,089 females).
• Children aged 0–6 years make up about 23,842 of the population, with 11,970 boys and 11,872 girls. Rural areas have 23,164 children, and urban areas have about 678 children in this age group.
• There are approximately 1,36,122 literate people in Dondi Luhara Tehsil, including 75,599 literate males and 60,523 literate females. Literacy in rural areas includes 1,31,513 individuals and urban literacy covers around 4,609 people.
• About 61,289 people in Dondi Luhara Tehsil are not literate, including 21,499 males and 39,790 females. Rural areas include 59,853 non-literate people, while urban areas have nearly 1,436 individuals.
• The tehsil has around 40,602 households, with 39,224 in villages and 1,378 in towns.

Social Structure and Density

This section offers a snapshot of social structure in Dondi Luhara Tehsil, highlighting the SC and ST population across rural and urban areas, as well as how densely people live in different parts of the region.

Here’s a simplified summary based on Census 2011 stats:

• Scheduled Caste (SC) population in Dondi Luhara Tehsil is approximately 11,998 people, including 5,905 males and 6,093 females. Around 11,248 people live in rural parts. Nearly 750 people reside in urban areas.
• Scheduled Tribe (ST) population in Dondi Luhara Tehsil is about 92,224 people, including 45,114 males and 47,110 females. Around 90,702 live in villages or rural parts. Nearly 1,522 live in towns or urban regions.
• In terms of density, overall population density is around 207 people per square kilometre, rural areas have about 202 people per sq. km, urban areas record nearly 1,019 people per sq. km.