About Duba Village

Duba is a mid sized village in Gurua tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,665, made up of 852 males and 813 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 76 hectares hectares.

Duba Overview

Census 2011 figures for Duba village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Gurua
Area (hectares)	76 hectares
Population	1,665
Male Population	852
Female Population	813
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	954
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 Duba compares

By the 2011 count Duba is the 26th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,089 residents. Its 76 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Duba

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

Duba lies about 30 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Guraru, about 17 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 Duba
Tehsil headquarters	Gurua	2.8 km
Nearest town	Sherghāti	12 km
Nearest railway station	Guraru	17 km
District headquarters	Gaya	30 km

Villages closest to Duba

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Duba village had a population of 1,665. That makes it the 26th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,089 residents.

Duba village has 852 males and 813 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Duba has about 954 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 951.

Duba covers 76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Duba falls under Gurua tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Duba is Guraru, about 17 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 Duba.

Duba is about 30 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Duba is in Gurua tehsil of Gaya district. Gurua is about 2.8 km away. Sherghāti is about 12 km away. Guraru is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.