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About Durku Village

Durku is a small village in Manbazar I tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 54, made up of 31 males and 23 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 742 females per 1000 males. The village covers 108.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723128, 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 Manbazar I
Pincode 723128
Area (hectares) 108.85 hectares
Population 54
Male Population 31
Female Population 23
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 742
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 Durku compares

By the 2011 count Durku is the 204th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 665 residents. Its 108.85 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 976.

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 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. The nearest villages by name are Doldenrya, Dubrajpur, Dulaldi and Dulalpur. 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 54. That makes it the 204th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 665 residents.

Durku village has 31 males and 23 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Durku has about 742 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 976.

The pincode recorded for Durku is 723128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Durku covers 108.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Durku falls under Manbazar I 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Durku.

Durku is in Manbazar I 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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