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About Durandarbha Village

Durandarbha is a small village in Konta tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 291, made up of 149 males and 142 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1487.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Durandarbha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Durandarbha village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Dakshin Bastar Dantewada
Tehsil Konta
Pincode 494122
Area (hectares) 1487.84 hectares
Population 291
Male Population 149
Female Population 142
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Durandarbha compares

By the 2011 count Durandarbha is the 100th largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 380 residents. Its 1487.84 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Durandarbha

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

Durandarbha lies about 27 km from Dakshin Bastar Dantewada, and the nearest railway station is Kirandul, about 15 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 Durandarbha
Nearest railway station Kirandul 15 km
Nearest town Bacheli 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Konta 27 km
District headquarters Dakshin Bastar Dantewada 27 km

Villages closest to Durandarbha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Durandarbha village had a population of 291. That makes it the 100th largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 380 residents.

Durandarbha village has 149 males and 142 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Durandarbha has about 953 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 1010.

The pincode recorded for Durandarbha is 494122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Durandarbha covers 1487.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Durandarbha falls under Konta tehsil of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Durandarbha is Kirandul, about 15 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 and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Durandarbha.

Durandarbha is about 27 km from Dakshin Bastar Dantewada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Durandarbha is in Konta tehsil of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district. Kirandul is about 15 km away. Bacheli is about 20 km away. Konta is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Banjepalli (4.6 km), Badehirma (5.8 km) and Nilawada (6.7 km).

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

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