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About Durgada Village

Durgada is a small village in Maregaon tehsil, in the district of Yavatmal, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 60, made up of 27 males and 33 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,222 females per 1000 males. The village covers 419 hectares hectares.

Durgada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Durgada village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Yavatmal
Tehsil Maregaon
Area (hectares) 419 hectares
Population 60
Male Population 27
Female Population 33
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,222
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 Durgada compares

By the 2011 count Durgada is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 755 residents. Its 419 hectares work out to about 0.1 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 973.

Getting to Durgada

Durgada is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Durgada 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 Durgada from other places

Durgada lies about 64 km from Yavatmal, and the nearest railway station is Pimpalkutti, about 27 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 Durgada
Nearest town Pāndharkawada 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Maregaon 18 km
Nearest railway station Pimpalkutti 27 km
District headquarters Yavatmal 64 km

Villages closest to Durgada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Durgada village had a population of 60. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 755 residents.

Durgada village has 27 males and 33 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Durgada has about 1222 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 973.

Durgada covers 419 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Durgada falls under Maregaon tehsil of Yavatmal district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Durgada is Pimpalkutti, about 27 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 Durgada.

Durgada is about 64 km from Yavatmal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Durgada is in Maregaon tehsil of Yavatmal district. Pāndharkawada is about 11 km away. Maregaon is about 18 km away. Pimpalkutti is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vasantnagar (under 2 km), Wagdara (2.3 km) and Awalgaon (4.4 km).

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

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