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About Durama Village

Durama is a mid sized village in Jaipur tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 686, made up of 358 males and 328 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 67.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Durama Overview

Census 2011 figures for Durama village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Jaipur
Pincode 723201
Area (hectares) 67.31 hectares
Population 686
Male Population 358
Female Population 328
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Durama compares

By the 2011 count Durama is the 69th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,136 residents. Its 67.31 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Durama

Durama is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Durama as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Damru, Dhabani, Dhumadi and Dimdiha. 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 Durama

As per the Census of India 2011, Durama village had a population of 686. That makes it the 69th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,136 residents.

Durama village has 358 males and 328 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Durama has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Durama is 723201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Durama covers 67.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Durama falls under Jaipur tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Durama notes the nearest railway station 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 5 - 10 km distance for Durama.

Durama is in Jaipur 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 Durama today is likely to be higher.

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