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About Durgapali Village

Durgapali is a mid sized village in Basna tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,120, made up of 534 males and 586 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,097 females per 1000 males. The village covers 289.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491885, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Durgapali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Durgapali village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Mahasamund
Tehsil Basna
Pincode 491885
Area (hectares) 289.18 hectares
Population 1,120
Male Population 534
Female Population 586
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,097
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Durgapali compares

By the 2011 count Durgapali is the 32nd largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 767 residents. Its 289.18 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1016.

Getting to Durgapali

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

Durgapali lies about 78 km from Mahasamund, and the nearest railway station is Komakhan railway station, about 54 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 Durgapali
Tehsil headquarters Basna 6.3 km
Nearest town Saraipali 20 km
Nearest railway station Komakhan railway station 54 km
District headquarters Mahasamund 78 km

Villages closest to Durgapali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Durgapali village had a population of 1,120. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 767 residents.

Durgapali village has 534 males and 586 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Durgapali has about 1097 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1016.

The pincode recorded for Durgapali is 491885. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Durgapali covers 289.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Durgapali falls under Basna tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Durgapali is Komakhan railway station, about 54 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 Durgapali.

Durgapali is about 78 km from Mahasamund in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Durgapali is in Basna tehsil of Mahasamund district. Basna is about 6.3 km away. Saraipali is about 20 km away. Komakhan railway station is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Durugpali (under 2 km), Durugpali Tukda Bada (under 2 km) and Gadahabhata (under 2 km).

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

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