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About Durgam Village

Durgam is a small village in Hukumpeta tehsil, in the district of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 88, made up of 46 males and 42 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 204 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 531077, 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 Visakhapatnam
Tehsil Hukumpeta
Pincode 531077
Area (hectares) 204 hectares
Population 88
Male Population 46
Female Population 42
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Durgam compares

By the 2011 count Durgam is the 132nd largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 313 residents. Its 204 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1135.

Getting to Durgam

Durgam is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Durgam as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Durgam from other places

Durgam lies about 66 km from Visakhapatnam, and the nearest railway station is Araku Valley, about 23 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
Tehsil headquarters Hukumpeta 16 km
Nearest railway station Araku Valley 23 km
Nearest town Chodavaram 33 km
District headquarters Visakhapatnam 66 km

Villages closest to Durgam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Durgam village had a population of 88. That makes it the 132nd largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 313 residents.

Durgam village has 46 males and 42 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Durgam has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1135.

The pincode recorded for Durgam is 531077. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Durgam covers 204 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Durgam falls under Hukumpeta tehsil of Visakhapatnam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Durgam is Araku Valley, about 23 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Durgam.

Durgam is about 66 km from Visakhapatnam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Durgam is in Hukumpeta tehsil of Visakhapatnam district. Hukumpeta is about 16 km away. Araku Valley is about 23 km away. Chodavaram is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bairodivalasa Uppa (under 2 km), Sembi (under 2 km) and Nurupanuku (1.6 km).

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

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