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About Duradundi Village

Duradundi is one of the larger villages in Gokak tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,613, made up of 3,776 males and 3,837 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,016 females per 1000 males. The village covers 997.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591231, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Duradundi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Duradundi village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Belgaum
Tehsil Gokak
Pincode 591231
Area (hectares) 997.35 hectares
Population 7,613
Male Population 3,776
Female Population 3,837
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,016
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Duradundi compares

By the 2011 count Duradundi is the 16th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,673 residents. Its 997.35 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Duradundi

Duradundi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Duradundi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Duradundi from other places

Duradundi lies about 56 km from Belgaum, and the nearest railway station is Ghataprabha, about 5.8 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 Duradundi
Nearest railway station Ghataprabha 5.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Gokak 10 km
District headquarters Belgaum 56 km

Villages closest to Duradundi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Duradundi village had a population of 7,613. That makes it the 16th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,673 residents.

Duradundi village has 3,776 males and 3,837 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Duradundi has about 1016 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Duradundi is 591231. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Duradundi covers 997.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Duradundi falls under Gokak tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Duradundi is Ghataprabha, about 5.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Duradundi.

Duradundi is about 56 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Duradundi is in Gokak tehsil of Belgaum district. Ghataprabha is about 5.8 km away. Gokak is about 10 km away. Belgaum is about 56 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Badigwad (2.7 km), Rajapur (3.8 km) and Pamaladinni (4.1 km).

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

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