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About Durjan Pura Village

Durjan Pura is a small village in Khanpur tehsil, in the district of Jhalawar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 266, made up of 142 males and 124 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 873 females per 1000 males. The village covers 64.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 326038, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Durjan Pura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Durjan Pura village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jhalawar
Tehsil Khanpur
Pincode 326038
Area (hectares) 64.18 hectares
Population 266
Male Population 142
Female Population 124
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 873
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 Durjan Pura compares

By the 2011 count Durjan Pura is the 163rd largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 828 residents. Its 64.18 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Durjan Pura

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

Durjan Pura lies about 33 km from Jhalawar, and the nearest railway station is Piplod Road, 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 Durjan Pura
Tehsil headquarters Khanpur 5.5 km
Nearest town Sangod 21 km
Nearest railway station Piplod Road 28 km
District headquarters Jhalawar 33 km

Villages closest to Durjan Pura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khanpur 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 Durjan Pura

As per the Census of India 2011, Durjan Pura village had a population of 266. That makes it the 163rd largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 828 residents.

Durjan Pura village has 142 males and 124 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Durjan Pura has about 873 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Durjan Pura is 326038. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Durjan Pura covers 64.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Durjan Pura falls under Khanpur tehsil of Jhalawar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Durjan Pura is Piplod Road, 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 Durjan Pura.

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

Durjan Pura is in Khanpur tehsil of Jhalawar district. Khanpur is about 5.5 km away. Sangod is about 21 km away. Piplod Road is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Potoo Kheri (2.2 km), Cheekli (2.5 km) and Soomar (2.5 km).

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

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