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About Durapara Village

Durapara is a mid sized village in Boko tehsil, in the district of Kamrup, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 768, made up of 385 males and 383 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 145.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 781124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Durapara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Durapara village
Description Value
State Assam
District Kamrup
Tehsil Boko
Pincode 781124
Area (hectares) 145.94 hectares
Population 768
Male Population 385
Female Population 383
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 995
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Durapara compares

By the 2011 count Durapara is the 59th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 812 residents. Its 145.94 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Durapara

Durapara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Durapara 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 Durapara from other places

Durapara lies about 23 km from Kamrup, and the nearest railway station is Boko, about 11 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 Durapara
Nearest railway station Boko 11 km
District headquarters Kamrup 23 km
Nearest town Barpeta 33 km

Villages closest to Durapara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Durapara village had a population of 768. That makes it the 59th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 812 residents.

Durapara village has 385 males and 383 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Durapara has about 995 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Durapara is 781124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Durapara covers 145.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Durapara falls under Boko tehsil of Kamrup district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Durapara is Boko, about 11 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 Durapara.

Durapara is about 23 km from Kamrup in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Durapara is in Boko tehsil of Kamrup district. Boko is about 11 km away. Kamrup is about 23 km away. Barpeta 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 Khatapara (6.3 km), No 1 Bhatipara (6.3 km) and No 2 Bhatipara (6.3 km).

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

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