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About Durgada Village

Durgada is one of the larger villages in Gollaprolu tehsil, in the district of East Godavari, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 10,717, made up of 5,368 males and 5,349 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1440 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 533449, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Durgada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Durgada village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District East Godavari
Tehsil Gollaprolu
Pincode 533449
Area (hectares) 1440 hectares
Population 10,717
Male Population 5,368
Female Population 5,349
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 996
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Durgada compares

By the 2011 count Durgada is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 7,893 residents. Its 1440 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Durgada

Durgada is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Durgada as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Durgada from other places

Durgada lies about 30 km from East Godavari, and the nearest railway station is Durgada Gate, about under 2 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 Durgada
Nearest railway station Durgada Gate under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Gollaprolu 8.9 km
Nearest town Pithāpuram 14 km
District headquarters East Godavari 30 km

Villages closest to Durgada

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

Common questions about Durgada

As per the Census of India 2011, Durgada village had a population of 10,717. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 7,893 residents.

Durgada village has 5,368 males and 5,349 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Durgada has about 996 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 980.

The pincode recorded for Durgada is 533449. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Durgada covers 1440 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Durgada falls under Gollaprolu tehsil of East Godavari district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Durgada is Durgada Gate, about under 2 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 <5 km distance for Durgada.

Durgada is about 30 km from East Godavari in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Durgada is in Gollaprolu tehsil of East Godavari district. Durgada Gate is about under 2 km away. Gollaprolu is about 8.9 km away. Pithāpuram is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vijayanagaram (2.6 km), Chebrolu (4.0 km) and Chendurthi (5.3 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Durgada today is likely to be higher.

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