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About Durra Village

Durra is a large village in Karpi tehsil, in the district of Arwal, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,217, made up of 1,700 males and 1,517 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 316 hectares hectares.

Durra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Durra village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Arwal
Tehsil Karpi
Area (hectares) 316 hectares
Population 3,217
Male Population 1,700
Female Population 1,517
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 892
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Durra compares

By the 2011 count Durra is the 19th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,379 residents. Its 316 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Durra

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

Durra lies about 7.1 km from Arwal, and the nearest railway station is Garhani, about 28 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 Durra
Tehsil headquarters Karpi 4.9 km
District headquarters Arwal 7.1 km
Nearest railway station Garhani 28 km

Villages closest to Durra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Durra village had a population of 3,217. That makes it the 19th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,379 residents.

Durra village has 1,700 males and 1,517 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Durra has about 892 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 917.

Durra covers 316 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Durra falls under Karpi tehsil of Arwal district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Durra is Garhani, about 28 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 village for Durra.

Durra is about 7.1 km from Arwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Durra is in Karpi tehsil of Arwal district. Karpi is about 4.9 km away. Arwal is about 7.1 km away. Garhani is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kutubpur Tera (under 2 km), Pachkesar (1.6 km) and Bara Nathu (1.6 km).

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

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