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About Duna Village

Duna is a large village in Mayureswar II tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,097, made up of 1,621 males and 1,476 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 102.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731234, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Duna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Duna village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Mayureswar II
Pincode 731234
Area (hectares) 102.8 hectares
Population 3,097
Male Population 1,621
Female Population 1,476
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Duna compares

By the 2011 count Duna is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents. Its 102.8 hectares work out to about 30 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Duna

Duna is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Duna as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dakshin Maligram, Darkandi, Daspalsa and Deanpara. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Duna

As per the Census of India 2011, Duna village had a population of 3,097. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents.

Duna village has 1,621 males and 1,476 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Duna has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Duna is 731234. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Duna covers 102.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 30 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Duna falls under Mayureswar II tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The census record for Duna notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Duna.

Duna is in Mayureswar II tehsil of Birbhum district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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