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About Durgeshar Village

Durgeshar is a small village in Robertsganj tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 408, made up of 200 males and 208 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,040 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 231213, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Durgeshar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Durgeshar village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sonbhadra
Tehsil Robertsganj
Pincode 231213
Area (hectares) 57.45 hectares
Population 408
Male Population 200
Female Population 208
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,040
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Durgeshar compares

By the 2011 count Durgeshar is the 449th largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents. Its 57.45 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Durgeshar

The census records public bus service for Durgeshar 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Durgeshar from other places

Durgeshar lies about 21 km from Sonbhadra, and the nearest railway station is Churk, about 17 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 Durgeshar
Nearest railway station Churk 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Robertsganj 21 km
District headquarters Sonbhadra 21 km

Villages closest to Durgeshar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Durgeshar village had a population of 408. That makes it the 449th largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents.

Durgeshar village has 200 males and 208 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Durgeshar has about 1040 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Durgeshar is 231213. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Durgeshar covers 57.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Durgeshar falls under Robertsganj tehsil of Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Durgeshar is Churk, about 17 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Durgeshar.

Durgeshar is about 21 km from Sonbhadra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Durgeshar is in Robertsganj tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Churk is about 17 km away. Robertsganj is about 21 km away. Sonbhadra is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dugaulia (under 2 km), Bhusaulia (under 2 km) and Kolhua (under 2 km).

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

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