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About Durves Village

Durves is a large village in Palghar tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,766, made up of 1,390 males and 1,376 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 933 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 401403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Durves Overview

Census 2011 figures for Durves village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Thane
Tehsil Palghar
Pincode 401403
Area (hectares) 933 hectares
Population 2,766
Male Population 1,390
Female Population 1,376
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 990
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Durves compares

By the 2011 count Durves is the 23rd largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents. Its 933 hectares work out to about 3.0 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 986.

Getting to Durves

Durves is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Durves as Available within village. 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. The nearest villages by name are Devkhope, Dhansar, Dhekale and Dhuktan. 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 Durves

As per the Census of India 2011, Durves village had a population of 2,766. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents.

Durves village has 1,390 males and 1,376 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Durves has about 990 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 986.

The pincode recorded for Durves is 401403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Durves covers 933 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Durves falls under Palghar tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

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

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

Durves is in Palghar tehsil of Thane 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 Durves today is likely to be higher.

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