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About Durbe Village

Durbe is a mid sized village in Gaya Town C D Block tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,893, made up of 981 males and 912 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 240 hectares hectares.

Durbe Overview

Census 2011 figures for Durbe village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Gaya Town C D Block
Area (hectares) 240 hectares
Population 1,893
Male Population 981
Female Population 912
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
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 Durbe compares

By the 2011 count Durbe is the 30th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,049 residents. Its 240 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Durbe

Durbe is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Durbe 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 Durbe from other places

Durbe lies about 5.0 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Kastha, about 3.5 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 Durbe
Nearest railway station Kastha 3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Gaya Town C D Block 5.0 km
District headquarters Gaya 5.0 km

Villages closest to Durbe

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gaya Town C D Block 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 Durbe

As per the Census of India 2011, Durbe village had a population of 1,893. That makes it the 30th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,049 residents.

Durbe village has 981 males and 912 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Durbe has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

Durbe covers 240 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Durbe falls under Gaya Town C D Block tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Durbe is Kastha, about 3.5 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 Durbe.

Durbe is about 5.0 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Durbe is in Gaya Town C D Block tehsil of Gaya district. Kastha is about 3.5 km away. Gaya Town C D Block is about 5.0 km away. Gaya is about 5.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Inglish (under 2 km), Sherpur (under 2 km) and Gulni (1.6 km).

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

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