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About Duba Village

Duba is a mid sized village in Darauli tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,488, made up of 772 males and 716 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66 hectares hectares.

Duba Overview

Census 2011 figures for Duba village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Darauli
Area (hectares) 66 hectares
Population 1,488
Male Population 772
Female Population 716
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 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 37th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,792 residents. Its 66 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Duba

Duba is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Duba as Available within <5 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 28 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Mairwa, about 18 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 Darauli under 2 km
Nearest town Sikandarpur 8.2 km
Nearest railway station Mairwa 18 km
District headquarters Siwan 28 km

Villages closest to Duba

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Duba village had a population of 1,488. That makes it the 37th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,792 residents.

Duba village has 772 males and 716 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Duba has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1014.

Duba covers 66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Duba falls under Darauli tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Duba is Mairwa, about 18 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Duba.

Duba is about 28 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Duba is in Darauli tehsil of Siwan district. Darauli is about under 2 km away. Sikandarpur is about 8.2 km away. Mairwa is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Darauli (under 2 km), Diara Darauli (under 2 km) and Karmaha (under 2 km).

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

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