About Deurkona Village

Deurkona is a mid sized village in Dhamdha tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,057, made up of 541 males and 516 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 286.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491331, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Deurkona Overview

Census 2011 figures for Deurkona village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Durg
Tehsil	Dhamdha
Pincode	491331
Area (hectares)	286.7 hectares
Population	1,057
Male Population	541
Female Population	516
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	954
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Deurkona compares

By the 2011 count Deurkona is the 84th largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,271 residents. Its 286.7 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Deurkona

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

Deurkona lies about 26 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Rasmara, about 23 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 Deurkona
Tehsil headquarters	Dhamdha	12 km
Nearest town	Ahīwāra	23 km
Nearest railway station	Rasmara	23 km
District headquarters	Durg	26 km

Villages closest to Deurkona

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Deurkona village had a population of 1,057. That makes it the 84th largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,271 residents.

Deurkona village has 541 males and 516 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Deurkona has about 954 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 1004.

The pincode recorded for Deurkona is 491331. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Deurkona covers 286.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Deurkona falls under Dhamdha tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Deurkona is Rasmara, about 23 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 Deurkona.

Deurkona is about 26 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Deurkona is in Dhamdha tehsil of Durg district. Dhamdha is about 12 km away. Ahīwāra is about 23 km away. Rasmara is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.