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About Durgapali Village

Durgapali is a mid sized village in Sarangarh tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 951, made up of 487 males and 464 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 76.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496445, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Durgapali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Durgapali village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Sarangarh
Pincode 496445
Area (hectares) 76.71 hectares
Population 951
Male Population 487
Female Population 464
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Durgapali compares

By the 2011 count Durgapali is the 73rd largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 792 residents. Its 76.71 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1008.

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 <5 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 68 km from Raigarh, and the nearest railway station is Jharadih, about 64 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
Nearest town Saraipali 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Sarangarh 20 km
Nearest railway station Jharadih 64 km
District headquarters Raigarh 68 km

Villages closest to Durgapali

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sarangarh 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 951. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 792 residents.

Durgapali village has 487 males and 464 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Durgapali 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 1008.

The pincode recorded for Durgapali is 496445. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Durgapali covers 76.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Durgapali falls under Sarangarh tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Durgapali is Jharadih, about 64 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 km distance for Durgapali.

Durgapali is about 68 km from Raigarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Durgapali is in Sarangarh tehsil of Raigarh district. Saraipali is about 14 km away. Sarangarh is about 20 km away. Jharadih is about 64 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Loharindipa (2.7 km), Sahaspani (6.8 km) and Jampali (7.0 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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