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About Duara Village

Duara is a mid sized village in Chitrangi tehsil, in the district of Singrauli, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 812, made up of 406 males and 406 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 305.68 hectares hectares.

Duara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Duara village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Singrauli
Tehsil Chitrangi
Area (hectares) 305.68 hectares
Population 812
Male Population 406
Female Population 406
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Duara compares

By the 2011 count Duara is the 144th largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,096 residents. Its 305.68 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Duara

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

Duara lies about 33 km from Singrauli, and the nearest railway station is Karaila Road Junction, about 28 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 Chitrangi 5.2 km
Nearest railway station Karaila Road Junction 28 km
District headquarters Singrauli 33 km

Villages closest to Duara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chitrangi 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 812. That makes it the 144th largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,096 residents.

Duara village has 406 males and 406 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Duara has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 939.

Duara covers 305.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Duara falls under Chitrangi tehsil of Singrauli district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Duara is Karaila Road Junction, about 28 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 <5 km distance for Duara.

Duara is about 33 km from Singrauli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Duara is in Chitrangi tehsil of Singrauli district. Chitrangi is about 5.2 km away. Karaila Road Junction is about 28 km away. Singrauli is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lalmati (1.5 km), Girapan (3.3 km) and Gerui (3.5 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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