About Dura Village

Dura is a small village in Deo tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 457, made up of 241 males and 216 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dura village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Aurangabad
Tehsil	Deo
Pincode	824202
Area (hectares)	75 hectares
Population	457
Male Population	241
Female Population	216
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	896
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dura compares

By the 2011 count Dura is the 83rd largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,522 residents. Its 75 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Dura

Dura is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dura as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Dura from other places

Dura lies about 21 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Barkisalaiya, 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 Dura
Tehsil headquarters	Deo	13 km
District headquarters	Aurangabad	21 km
Nearest town	Aurangābād	21 km
Nearest railway station	Barkisalaiya	28 km

Villages closest to Dura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dura village had a population of 457. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,522 residents.

Dura village has 241 males and 216 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dura has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Dura is 824202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dura covers 75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dura falls under Deo tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dura is Barkisalaiya, 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dura.

Dura is about 21 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dura is in Deo tehsil of Aurangabad district. Deo is about 13 km away. Aurangabad is about 21 km away. Aurangābād is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.