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About Durpa Village

Durpa is a mid sized village in Sakti tehsil, in the district of Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,941, made up of 943 males and 998 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,058 females per 1000 males. The village covers 476.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494226, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Durpa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Durpa village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Janjgir Champa
Tehsil Sakti
Pincode 494226
Area (hectares) 476.51 hectares
Population 1,941
Male Population 943
Female Population 998
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,058
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Durpa compares

By the 2011 count Durpa is the 20th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,150 residents. Its 476.51 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Durpa

Durpa 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 Durpa as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Durpa from other places

Durpa lies about 24 km from Janjgir Champa, and the nearest railway station is Baradwar, about 2.7 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 Durpa
Nearest railway station Baradwar 2.7 km
Nearest town Chāmpa 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Sakti 16 km
District headquarters Janjgir Champa 24 km

Villages closest to Durpa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Durpa village had a population of 1,941. That makes it the 20th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,150 residents.

Durpa village has 943 males and 998 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Durpa has about 1058 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Durpa is 494226. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Durpa covers 476.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Durpa falls under Sakti tehsil of Janjgir Champa district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Durpa is Baradwar, about 2.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Durpa is about 24 km from Janjgir Champa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Durpa is in Sakti tehsil of Janjgir Champa district. Baradwar is about 2.7 km away. Chāmpa is about 16 km away. Sakti is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sarhar (under 2 km), Lahanga (2.8 km) and Paladi Kalan (4.4 km).

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

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