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About Durg Village

Durg is a small village in Supa tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 202, made up of 88 males and 114 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,295 females per 1000 males. The village covers 960.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Durg Overview

Census 2011 figures for Durg village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Supa
Pincode 581121
Area (hectares) 960.33 hectares
Population 202
Male Population 88
Female Population 114
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,295
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Durg compares

By the 2011 count Durg is the 62nd largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 457 residents. Its 960.33 hectares work out to about 0.2 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 1009.

Getting to Durg

Durg is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Durg as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Durg from other places

Durg lies about 83 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Tinai Ghat, about 6.3 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 Durg
Nearest railway station Tinai Ghat 6.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Supa 18 km
Nearest town Dandeli 26 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 83 km

Villages closest to Durg

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Durg village had a population of 202. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 457 residents.

Durg village has 88 males and 114 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Durg has about 1295 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Durg is 581121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Durg covers 960.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Durg falls under Supa tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Durg is Tinai Ghat, about 6.3 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Durg.

Durg is about 83 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Durg is in Supa tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Tinai Ghat is about 6.3 km away. Supa is about 18 km away. Dandeli is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chandawadi (under 2 km), Kamra (2.0 km) and Iliye Dabe (2.8 km).

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

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