About Durgam Village

Durgam is a mid sized village in Narpala tehsil, in the district of Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 739, made up of 380 males and 359 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 892 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 515425, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Durgam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Durgam village
Description	Value
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Anantapur
Tehsil	Narpala
Pincode	515425
Area (hectares)	892 hectares
Population	739
Male Population	380
Female Population	359
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	945
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Durgam compares

By the 2011 count Durgam is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 4,581 residents. Its 892 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Durgam

Durgam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Durgam as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Durgam from other places

Durgam lies about 13 km from Anantapur, and the nearest railway station is Zangalapalli, about 9.8 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Durgam
Nearest railway station	Zangalapalli	9.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Narpala	13 km
District headquarters	Anantapur	13 km

Villages closest to Durgam

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Narpala tehsil.

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.

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Common questions about Durgam

As per the Census of India 2011, Durgam village had a population of 739. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,581 residents.

Durgam village has 380 males and 359 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Durgam has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Durgam is 515425. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Durgam covers 892 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Durgam falls under Narpala tehsil of Anantapur district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Durgam is Zangalapalli, about 9.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Durgam.

Durgam is about 13 km from Anantapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Durgam is in Narpala tehsil of Anantapur district. Zangalapalli is about 9.8 km away. Narpala is about 13 km away. Anantapur is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.