# Durma Village, Konta, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Konta, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada 

# Durma

Durma is a village in Konta sub-district of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494114**. The 2011 Census counted **259 people in 69 households**, the 117th largest of 241 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 4.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 20.3%.

- 259people (2011)
- 69households
- 4.3%literacy
- 494114PIN code

## Durma PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Durma is 494114.** Durma falls in Konta sub-district, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code494114
- Gram panchayatMehta
- Community development blockKonta
- Census village code450406

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Durma from nearby towns?

- Konta (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Dantewada (district HQ)180 km by road
- Sukma (nearest town)100 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Durma?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Durma; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Konta
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhadrachalam
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhadrapuram
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Durma known for?

About 3% of the 709 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Durma

Of every 100 households in Durma in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 1 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Durma · ■ Konta rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**16%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**2%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**97%

Use banking services ****0%**

**17%

Television ****0%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****1%**

**4%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****99%**

**59%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Durma?

■ Durma · ■ Konta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****4.3%**

**20.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1008**

**1003

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****846**

**1012

Working population ****80.7%**

**61.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 6.0% for men and 2.5% for women. 80% of men and 82% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 199 (95%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (5%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Konta

- Singa Ram270 people
- Metaguda266 people
- Birabhatti265 people
- Gumodi262 people
- Bainpalli255 people
- Badekedwad254 people
- Mehta253 people
- Tumolpad - 1250 people

[All 255 villages in Konta](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/dakshin-bastar-dantewada/konta/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Durma?494114
- How far is Durma from Dantewada?180 km by road
- What is the population of Durma?259 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Durma in?Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district (Konta sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Durma?4.3% (Census 2011)