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About Durugpali Village

Durugpali is a mid sized village in Basna tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,487, made up of 753 males and 734 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 543.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496554, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Durugpali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Durugpali village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Mahasamund
Tehsil Basna
Pincode 496554
Area (hectares) 543.59 hectares
Population 1,487
Male Population 753
Female Population 734
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Durugpali compares

By the 2011 count Durugpali is the 16th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 767 residents. Its 543.59 hectares work out to about 2.7 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 1016.

Getting to Durugpali

Durugpali is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Durugpali as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Durugpali from other places

Durugpali 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 Durugpali
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 Durugpali

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 Durugpali

As per the Census of India 2011, Durugpali village had a population of 1,487. That makes it the 16th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 767 residents.

Durugpali village has 753 males and 734 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Durugpali has about 975 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 1016.

The pincode recorded for Durugpali is 496554. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Durugpali covers 543.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Durugpali falls under Basna tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Durugpali 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 5 - 10 km distance for Durugpali.

Durugpali 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.

Durugpali 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 Durgapali (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 Durugpali today is likely to be higher.

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