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About Durula Village

Durula is a mid sized village in Tonto tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 730, made up of 368 males and 362 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 491.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Durula Overview

Census 2011 figures for Durula village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Tonto
Pincode 833215
Area (hectares) 491.39 hectares
Population 730
Male Population 368
Female Population 362
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 984
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Durula compares

By the 2011 count Durula is the 33rd largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 821 residents. Its 491.39 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Durula

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

Durula lies about 23 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Talaburu, about 6.5 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 Durula
Nearest railway station Talaburu 6.5 km
Nearest town Chāībāsa 22 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Tonto 25 km

Villages closest to Durula

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Durula village had a population of 730. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 821 residents.

Durula village has 368 males and 362 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Durula has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Durula is 833215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Durula covers 491.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Durula falls under Tonto tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Durula is Talaburu, about 6.5 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Durula.

Durula is about 23 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Durula is in Tonto tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Talaburu is about 6.5 km away. Chāībāsa is about 22 km away. Pashchimi Singhbhum is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hesabera (2.0 km), Siringsia (2.3 km) and Daudunga (2.7 km).

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

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