About Daura Village

Daura is a mid sized village in Balrampur tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,357, made up of 710 males and 647 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 698.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Daura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Daura village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Surguja
Tehsil	Balrampur
Pincode	497118
Area (hectares)	698.17 hectares
Population	1,357
Male Population	710
Female Population	647
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	911
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Daura compares

By the 2011 count Daura is the 17th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 868 residents. Its 698.17 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Daura

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

Daura lies about 52 km from Surguja, and the nearest railway station is Ambikapur, about 53 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 Daura
Tehsil headquarters	Balrampur	19 km
District headquarters	Surguja	52 km
Nearest town	Ambikāpur	52 km
Nearest railway station	Ambikapur	53 km

Villages closest to Daura

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

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Common questions about Daura

As per the Census of India 2011, Daura village had a population of 1,357. That makes it the 17th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 868 residents.

Daura village has 710 males and 647 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Daura has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Daura is 497118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Daura covers 698.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Daura falls under Balrampur tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Daura is Ambikapur, about 53 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 Daura.

Daura is about 52 km from Surguja in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Daura is in Balrampur tehsil of Surguja district. Balrampur is about 19 km away. Surguja is about 52 km away. Ambikāpur is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.