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About Durga Village

Durga is a large village in Karkal tehsil, in the district of Udupi, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,383, made up of 1,646 males and 1,737 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,055 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1972.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 576117, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Durga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Durga village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Udupi
Tehsil Karkal
Pincode 576117
Area (hectares) 1972.15 hectares
Population 3,383
Male Population 1,646
Female Population 1,737
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,055
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Durga compares

By the 2011 count Durga is the 24th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,743 residents. Its 1972.15 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1097.

Getting to Durga

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

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 Durga

As per the Census of India 2011, Durga village had a population of 3,383. That makes it the 24th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,743 residents.

Durga village has 1,646 males and 1,737 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Durga has about 1055 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1097.

The pincode recorded for Durga is 576117. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Durga covers 1972.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Durga falls under Karkal tehsil of Udupi district in Karnataka.

The census record for Durga notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Durga is in Karkal tehsil of Udupi district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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