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About Durgutola Village

Durgutola is a mid sized village in Salekasa tehsil, in the district of Gondiya, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 645, made up of 324 males and 321 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 283.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 441902, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Durgutola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Durgutola village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Gondiya
Tehsil Salekasa
Pincode 441902
Area (hectares) 283.38 hectares
Population 645
Male Population 324
Female Population 321
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 991
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Durgutola compares

By the 2011 count Durgutola is the 57th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,005 residents. Its 283.38 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Durgutola

Durgutola is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Durgutola as Available within 5 - 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 within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Durgutola from other places

Durgutola lies about 34 km from Gondiya, and the nearest railway station is Salekasa, about 6.6 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 Durgutola
Nearest railway station Salekasa 6.6 km
Nearest town Dongargarh 33 km
District headquarters Gondiya 34 km

Villages closest to Durgutola

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Durgutola village had a population of 645. That makes it the 57th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,005 residents.

Durgutola village has 324 males and 321 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Durgutola has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Durgutola is 441902. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Durgutola covers 283.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Durgutola falls under Salekasa tehsil of Gondiya district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Durgutola is Salekasa, about 6.6 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Durgutola.

Durgutola is about 34 km from Gondiya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Durgutola is in Salekasa tehsil of Gondiya district. Salekasa is about 6.6 km away. Dongargarh is about 33 km away. Gondiya is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gandhitola (under 2 km), Bhajiyadand (under 2 km) and Salaitola (under 2 km).

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

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