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About Duriam Village

Duriam is a small village in Chakradharpur tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 423, made up of 215 males and 208 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 135 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Duriam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Duriam village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Chakradharpur
Pincode 833102
Area (hectares) 135 hectares
Population 423
Male Population 215
Female Population 208
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Duriam compares

By the 2011 count Duriam is the 124th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 833 residents. Its 135 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1031.

Getting to Duriam

Duriam is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Duriam as Available within 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 Duriam from other places

Duriam lies about 27 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Chakradharpur, about 15 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 Duriam
Nearest railway station Chakradharpur 15 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 27 km

Villages closest to Duriam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Duriam village had a population of 423. That makes it the 124th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 833 residents.

Duriam village has 215 males and 208 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Duriam has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1031.

The pincode recorded for Duriam is 833102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Duriam covers 135 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Duriam falls under Chakradharpur tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Duriam is Chakradharpur, about 15 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 5 - 10 km distance for Duriam.

Duriam is about 27 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Duriam is in Chakradharpur tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Chakradharpur is about 15 km away. Pashchimi Singhbhum is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gunja (under 2 km), Dukri (under 2 km) and Kudahatu (1.5 km).

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

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