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About Durbasa Village

Durbasa is a mid sized village in Chunar tehsil, in the district of Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 688, made up of 349 males and 339 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 32.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 231302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Durbasa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Durbasa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mirzapur
Tehsil Chunar
Pincode 231302
Area (hectares) 32.15 hectares
Population 688
Male Population 349
Female Population 339
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Durbasa compares

By the 2011 count Durbasa is the 322nd largest of the 510 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,217 residents. Its 32.15 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Durbasa

Durbasa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Durbasa as Available within 5 - 10 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 Durbasa from other places

Durbasa lies about 51 km from Mirzapur, and the nearest railway station is Ahraura Road, about 15 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 Durbasa
Nearest town Ahraura 6.3 km
Nearest railway station Ahraura Road 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Chunar 19 km
District headquarters Mirzapur 51 km

Villages closest to Durbasa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Durbasa village had a population of 688. That makes it the 322nd largest of the 510 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,217 residents.

Durbasa village has 349 males and 339 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Durbasa has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 927.

The pincode recorded for Durbasa is 231302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Durbasa covers 32.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Durbasa falls under Chunar tehsil of Mirzapur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Durbasa is Ahraura Road, about 15 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 <5 km distance for Durbasa.

Durbasa is about 51 km from Mirzapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Durbasa is in Chunar tehsil of Mirzapur district. Ahraura is about 6.3 km away. Ahraura Road is about 15 km away. Chunar is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dohari (under 2 km), Dohri (under 2 km) and Suraha (under 2 km).

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

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