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About Durgapura Village

Durgapura is a mid sized village in Bilgi tehsil, in the district of Bagalkot, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 977, made up of 469 males and 508 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,083 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1683.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 587116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Durgapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Durgapura village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bagalkot
Tehsil Bilgi
Pincode 587116
Area (hectares) 1683.96 hectares
Population 977
Male Population 469
Female Population 508
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,083
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Durgapura compares

By the 2011 count Durgapura is the 44th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,262 residents. Its 1683.96 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Durgapura

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

Durgapura lies about 25 km from Bagalkot, and the nearest railway station is Kajjidoni, about 17 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 Durgapura
Tehsil headquarters Bilgi 13 km
Nearest railway station Kajjidoni 17 km
Nearest town Mudhol 23 km
District headquarters Bagalkot 25 km

Villages closest to Durgapura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Durgapura village had a population of 977. That makes it the 44th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,262 residents.

Durgapura village has 469 males and 508 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Durgapura has about 1083 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Durgapura is 587116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Durgapura covers 1683.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Durgapura falls under Bilgi tehsil of Bagalkot district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Durgapura is Kajjidoni, about 17 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 Durgapura.

Durgapura is about 25 km from Bagalkot in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Durgapura is in Bilgi tehsil of Bagalkot district. Bilgi is about 13 km away. Kajjidoni is about 17 km away. Mudhol 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 Janamatti (5.3 km), Teggi (7.2 km) and Katarki (8.1 km).

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

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