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About Durku Village

Durku is a mid sized village in Barabazar tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,564, made up of 814 males and 750 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 326.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Durku Overview

Census 2011 figures for Durku village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Barabazar
Pincode 723127
Area (hectares) 326.22 hectares
Population 1,564
Male Population 814
Female Population 750
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Durku compares

By the 2011 count Durku is the 23rd largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 801 residents. Its 326.22 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Durku

Durku is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Durku as Available within 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. The nearest villages by name are Dhumurbera, Digardih, Duar and Dubrajpur. 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 Durku

As per the Census of India 2011, Durku village had a population of 1,564. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 801 residents.

Durku village has 814 males and 750 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Durku has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Durku is 723127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Durku covers 326.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Durku falls under Barabazar tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Durku.

Durku is in Barabazar tehsil of Puruliya 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 Durku today is likely to be higher.

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