The donkey, formerly thought of as the common man's tractor, is no longer a highly prized animal in many areas of India because mechanisation has replaced animal power in India's transportation, agriculture, and other commonplace tasks. Equine power, particularly donkey power, is still used in difficult hilly terrains where motorised vehicles cannot go. India is home to roughly 0.12 million "Beast of Burden" donkeys. Indian donkeys are present in a variety of agroclimatic regions. The sharp decreasing trend seen in the Livestock Census has made it necessary to learn about the present state of donkeys. The population of donkeys has decreased by 61.2% since the last census in 2012, which is blamed on a number of issues, including the mechanisation of brick kilns, disease outbreaks, illegal trade and slaughter, low-income generation, and other societal problems. However, the majority of India's donkeys are concentrated in rural areas, where they serve as a means of subsistence for those who are impoverished. This study focuses on the population dynamics and geographic distribution of donkeys in order to prepare future initiatives to preserve the biodiversity of this significant equid germplasm.