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About Durhul Village

Durhul is a mid sized village in Kisko tehsil, in the district of Lohardaga, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 546, made up of 262 males and 284 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,084 females per 1000 males. The village covers 255.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Durhul Overview

Census 2011 figures for Durhul village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Lohardaga
Tehsil Kisko
Pincode 835302
Area (hectares) 255.83 hectares
Population 546
Male Population 262
Female Population 284
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,084
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Durhul compares

By the 2011 count Durhul is the 33rd largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents. Its 255.83 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Durhul

Durhul is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Durhul as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Durhul from other places

Durhul lies about 13 km from Lohardaga, and the nearest railway station is Barkichampi, about 7.3 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 Durhul
Tehsil headquarters Kisko 3.9 km
Nearest railway station Barkichampi 7.3 km
District headquarters Lohardaga 13 km
Nearest town Lohārdagā 13 km

Villages closest to Durhul

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Durhul village had a population of 546. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents.

Durhul village has 262 males and 284 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Durhul has about 1084 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Durhul is 835302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Durhul covers 255.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Durhul falls under Kisko tehsil of Lohardaga district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Durhul is Barkichampi, about 7.3 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Durhul.

Durhul is about 13 km from Lohardaga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Durhul is in Kisko tehsil of Lohardaga district. Kisko is about 3.9 km away. Barkichampi is about 7.3 km away. Lohardaga is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hutap (under 2 km), Tisiya (under 2 km) and Kasiyadih (under 2 km).

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

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