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About Duda Village

Duda is a mid sized village in Colonelganj tehsil, in the district of Gonda, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 626, made up of 324 males and 302 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 110.35 hectares hectares.

Duda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Duda village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gonda
Tehsil Colonelganj
Area (hectares) 110.35 hectares
Population 626
Male Population 324
Female Population 302
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Duda compares

By the 2011 count Duda is the 340th largest of the 384 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,125 residents. Its 110.35 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Duda

Duda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Duda 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Duda from other places

Duda lies about 36 km from Gonda, and the nearest railway station is Sarju, about 4.5 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 Duda
Nearest railway station Sarju 4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Colonelganj 11 km
District headquarters Gonda 36 km

Villages closest to Duda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Duda village had a population of 626. That makes it the 340th largest of the 384 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,125 residents.

Duda village has 324 males and 302 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Duda has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 912.

Duda covers 110.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Duda falls under Colonelganj tehsil of Gonda district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Duda is Sarju, about 4.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Duda.

Duda is about 36 km from Gonda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Duda is in Colonelganj tehsil of Gonda district. Sarju is about 4.5 km away. Colonelganj is about 11 km away. Gonda is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Yakubpur (under 2 km), Pachamari (under 2 km) and Ahiraura (1.8 km).

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

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