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About Durginia Village

Durginia is a mid sized village in Chandwara tehsil, in the district of Kodarma, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 558, made up of 284 males and 274 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825324, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Durginia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Durginia village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Kodarma
Tehsil Chandwara
Pincode 825324
Area (hectares) 99 hectares
Population 558
Male Population 284
Female Population 274
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Durginia compares

By the 2011 count Durginia is the 46th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,132 residents. Its 99 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Durginia

Durginia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Durginia as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Durginia from other places

Durginia lies about 8.4 km from Kodarma, and the nearest railway station is Pipradih, about 5.7 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 Durginia
Tehsil headquarters Chandwara 4.6 km
Nearest railway station Pipradih 5.7 km
District headquarters Kodarma 8.4 km
Nearest town Jhumri Telaiya 8.4 km

Villages closest to Durginia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Durginia village had a population of 558. That makes it the 46th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,132 residents.

Durginia village has 284 males and 274 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Durginia has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Durginia is 825324. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Durginia covers 99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Durginia falls under Chandwara tehsil of Kodarma district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Durginia is Pipradih, about 5.7 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Durginia.

Durginia is about 8.4 km from Kodarma in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Durginia is in Chandwara tehsil of Kodarma district. Chandwara is about 4.6 km away. Pipradih is about 5.7 km away. Kodarma is about 8.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahathadih (under 2 km), Bara (under 2 km) and Chaukhandi (1.7 km).

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

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