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About Duraundha Village

Duraundha is a large village in Daraundha tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,272, made up of 1,138 males and 1,134 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841235, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Duraundha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Duraundha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Daraundha
Pincode 841235
Area (hectares) 89 hectares
Population 2,272
Male Population 1,138
Female Population 1,134
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 996
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Duraundha compares

By the 2011 count Duraundha is the 23rd largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,209 residents. Its 89 hectares work out to about 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1053.

Getting to Duraundha

Duraundha is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Duraundha as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Duraundha from other places

Duraundha lies about 18 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Duraundha Junction, about under 2 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 Duraundha
Nearest railway station Duraundha Junction under 2 km
Nearest town Mahārājgani 5.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Daraundha 18 km
District headquarters Siwan 18 km

Villages closest to Duraundha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Duraundha village had a population of 2,272. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,209 residents.

Duraundha village has 1,138 males and 1,134 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Duraundha has about 996 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1053.

The pincode recorded for Duraundha is 841235. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Duraundha covers 89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Duraundha falls under Daraundha tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Duraundha is Duraundha Junction, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Duraundha.

Duraundha is about 18 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Duraundha is in Daraundha tehsil of Siwan district. Duraundha Junction is about under 2 km away. Mahārājgani is about 5.4 km away. Daraundha 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 Sirsaon (under 2 km), Terha (under 2 km) and Sadhpur (1.6 km).

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

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