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About Duriakaram Village

Duriakaram is a mid sized village in Tisri tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 643, made up of 339 males and 304 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 159 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815313, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Duriakaram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Duriakaram village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Tisri
Pincode 815313
Area (hectares) 159 hectares
Population 643
Male Population 339
Female Population 304
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 897
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Duriakaram compares

By the 2011 count Duriakaram is the 44th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 527 residents. Its 159 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Duriakaram

Duriakaram is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Duriakaram as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Duriakaram from other places

Duriakaram lies about 57 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Rema, about 26 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 Duriakaram
Tehsil headquarters Tisri 7.1 km
Nearest railway station Rema 26 km
Nearest town Jhajha 35 km
District headquarters Giridih 57 km

Villages closest to Duriakaram

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Duriakaram village had a population of 643. That makes it the 44th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 527 residents.

Duriakaram village has 339 males and 304 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Duriakaram has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Duriakaram is 815313. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Duriakaram covers 159 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Duriakaram falls under Tisri tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Duriakaram is Rema, about 26 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 within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Duriakaram.

Duriakaram is about 57 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Duriakaram is in Tisri tehsil of Giridih district. Tisri is about 7.1 km away. Rema is about 26 km away. Jhajha is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baraipat (under 2 km), Modibigha (under 2 km) and Gahrajor (2.1 km).

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

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