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About B Durga Village

B Durga is a large village in Holalkere tehsil, in the district of Chitradurga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,199, made up of 1,092 males and 1,107 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,014 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1123.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577518, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

B Durga Overview

Census 2011 figures for B Durga village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chitradurga
Tehsil Holalkere
Pincode 577518
Area (hectares) 1123.28 hectares
Population 2,199
Male Population 1,092
Female Population 1,107
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,014
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How B Durga compares

By the 2011 count B Durga is the 15th largest of the 159 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,148 residents. Its 1123.28 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 976.

Getting to B Durga

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

How far is B Durga from other places

B Durga lies about 29 km from Chitradurga, and the nearest railway station is Sasalu, about 3.6 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 B Durga
Nearest railway station Sasalu 3.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Holalkere 17 km
Nearest town Channagiri 29 km
District headquarters Chitradurga 29 km

Villages closest to B Durga

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Holalkere 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 B Durga

As per the Census of India 2011, B Durga village had a population of 2,199. That makes it the 15th largest of the 159 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,148 residents.

B Durga village has 1,092 males and 1,107 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, B Durga has about 1014 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 976.

The pincode recorded for B Durga is 577518. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

B Durga covers 1123.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

B Durga falls under Holalkere tehsil of Chitradurga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to B Durga is Sasalu, about 3.6 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 10+ km distance for B Durga.

B Durga is about 29 km from Chitradurga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

B Durga is in Holalkere tehsil of Chitradurga district. Sasalu is about 3.6 km away. Holalkere is about 17 km away. Channagiri is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kallavvanagathihalli (2.2 km), Rangavvanahalli (2.6 km) and Sasalu (2.6 km).

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

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