About Duria Village

Duria is a mid sized village in Kadwa tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,802, made up of 930 males and 872 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 233 hectares hectares.

Duria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Duria village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Kadwa
Area (hectares)	233 hectares
Population	1,802
Male Population	930
Female Population	872
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	938
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 Duria compares

By the 2011 count Duria is the 58th largest of the 205 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,532 residents. Its 233 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Duria

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

Duria lies about 75 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Simraha, about 12 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 Duria
Nearest railway station	Simraha	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kadwa	15 km
Nearest town	Forbesganj	19 km
District headquarters	Katihar	75 km

Villages closest to Duria

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Duria village had a population of 1,802. That makes it the 58th largest of the 205 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,532 residents.

Duria village has 930 males and 872 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Duria has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 921.

Duria covers 233 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Duria falls under Kadwa tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Duria is Simraha, about 12 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 Duria.

Duria is about 75 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Duria is in Kadwa tehsil of Katihar district. Simraha is about 12 km away. Kadwa is about 15 km away. Forbesganj is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.