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About Duria Village

Duria is a large village in Murarai I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,012, made up of 1,545 males and 1,467 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 264.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731238, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Duria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Duria village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Murarai I
Pincode 731238
Area (hectares) 264.52 hectares
Population 3,012
Male Population 1,545
Female Population 1,467
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Duria compares

By the 2011 count Duria is the 17th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,210 residents. Its 264.52 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Duria

Duria is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Duria as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Duria from other places

Duria lies about 22 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Chatra, about 2.9 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 Duria
Nearest railway station Chatra 2.9 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Murarai I 22 km
District headquarters Birbhum 22 km

Villages closest to Duria

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Murarai I 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 Duria

As per the Census of India 2011, Duria village had a population of 3,012. That makes it the 17th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,210 residents.

Duria village has 1,545 males and 1,467 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Duria has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Duria is 731238. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Duria covers 264.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Duria falls under Murarai I tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Duria is Chatra, about 2.9 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Duria.

Duria is about 22 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Duria is in Murarai I tehsil of Birbhum district. Chatra is about 2.9 km away. Nalhāti is about 12 km away. Murarai I is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kapilsahar (1.5 km), Dakshin Kasila (1.9 km) and Tapna (2.0 km).

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

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