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About Duarika Village

Duarika is a small village in Tan Kuppa tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 318, made up of 161 males and 157 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 40 hectares hectares.

Duarika Overview

Census 2011 figures for Duarika village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Tan Kuppa
Area (hectares) 40 hectares
Population 318
Male Population 161
Female Population 157
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
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 Duarika compares

By the 2011 count Duarika is the 82nd largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,301 residents. Its 40 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Duarika

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

Duarika lies about 13 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Tankuppa, 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 Duarika
Nearest railway station Tankuppa 3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Tan Kuppa 4.3 km
District headquarters Gaya 13 km

Villages closest to Duarika

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tan Kuppa 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 Duarika

As per the Census of India 2011, Duarika village had a population of 318. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,301 residents.

Duarika village has 161 males and 157 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Duarika has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 956.

Duarika covers 40 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Duarika falls under Tan Kuppa tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Duarika is Tankuppa, 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 Duarika.

Duarika is about 13 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Duarika is in Tan Kuppa tehsil of Gaya district. Tankuppa is about 3.5 km away. Tan Kuppa is about 4.3 km away. Gaya is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Utli Bara (under 2 km), Bahadra (under 2 km) and Darjiya Chak (under 2 km).

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

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