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About Durug Village

Durug is a mid sized village in Bilaigarh tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,411, made up of 687 males and 724 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,054 females per 1000 males. The village covers 398.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Durug Overview

Census 2011 figures for Durug village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Bilaigarh
Pincode 493222
Area (hectares) 398.4 hectares
Population 1,411
Male Population 687
Female Population 724
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,054
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Durug compares

By the 2011 count Durug is the 33rd largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 983 residents. Its 398.4 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Durug

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

Durug lies about 132 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Baradwar, about 46 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 Durug
Tehsil headquarters Bilaigarh 13 km
Nearest town Saraipali 36 km
Nearest railway station Baradwar 46 km
District headquarters Raipur 132 km

Villages closest to Durug

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Durug village had a population of 1,411. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 983 residents.

Durug village has 687 males and 724 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Durug has about 1054 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Durug is 493222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Durug covers 398.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Durug falls under Bilaigarh tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Durug is Baradwar, about 46 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 village for Durug.

Durug is about 132 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Durug is in Bilaigarh tehsil of Raipur district. Bilaigarh is about 13 km away. Saraipali is about 36 km away. Baradwar is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhanora (under 2 km), Pipar Bhauna (under 2 km) and Piparbhawna (under 2 km).

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

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