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About Duara Village

Duara is a mid sized village in Sihawal tehsil, in the district of Sidhi, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 504, made up of 255 males and 249 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 213.03 hectares hectares.

Duara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Duara village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sidhi
Tehsil Sihawal
Area (hectares) 213.03 hectares
Population 504
Male Population 255
Female Population 249
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 976
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Duara compares

By the 2011 count Duara is the 158th largest of the 286 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 912 residents. Its 213.03 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Duara

Duara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Duara as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Duara from other places

Duara lies about 36 km from Sidhi, and the nearest railway station is Majhaoli, about 37 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 Duara
Tehsil headquarters Sihawal 10 km
District headquarters Sidhi 36 km
Nearest railway station Majhaoli 37 km

Villages closest to Duara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Duara village had a population of 504. That makes it the 158th largest of the 286 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 912 residents.

Duara village has 255 males and 249 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Duara has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

Duara covers 213.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Duara falls under Sihawal tehsil of Sidhi district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Duara is Majhaoli, about 37 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Duara.

Duara is about 36 km from Sidhi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Duara is in Sihawal tehsil of Sidhi district. Sihawal is about 10 km away. Sidhi is about 36 km away. Majhaoli is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jethula (under 2 km), Jhariya (1.8 km) and Barbandha (2.2 km).

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

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