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About Durgtola Village

Durgtola is a mid sized village in Garkha tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 700, made up of 353 males and 347 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 23.88 hectares hectares.

Durgtola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Durgtola village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Garkha
Area (hectares) 23.88 hectares
Population 700
Male Population 353
Female Population 347
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Durgtola compares

By the 2011 count Durgtola is the 88th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,757 residents. Its 23.88 hectares work out to about 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Durgtola

Durgtola is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Durgtola as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Durgtola from other places

Durgtola lies about 30 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Tenua Dumaria Halt, about 3.9 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 Durgtola
Nearest railway station Tenua Dumaria Halt 3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Garkha 6.6 km
Nearest town Chāpra 8.3 km
District headquarters Saran 30 km

Villages closest to Durgtola

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Durgtola village had a population of 700. That makes it the 88th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,757 residents.

Durgtola village has 353 males and 347 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Durgtola has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 963.

Durgtola covers 23.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Durgtola falls under Garkha tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Durgtola is Tenua Dumaria Halt, about 3.9 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 village for Durgtola.

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

Durgtola is in Garkha tehsil of Saran district. Tenua Dumaria Halt is about 3.9 km away. Garkha is about 6.6 km away. Chāpra is about 8.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Aliaspur (under 2 km), Belwania (under 2 km) and Bagahi (under 2 km).

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

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