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About Durgapur Village

Durgapur is a mid sized village in Baska tehsil, in the district of Baksa, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 638, made up of 367 males and 271 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 738 females per 1000 males. The village covers 200.72 hectares hectares.

Durgapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Durgapur village
Description Value
State Assam
District Baksa
Tehsil Baska
Area (hectares) 200.72 hectares
Population 638
Male Population 367
Female Population 271
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 738
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Durgapur compares

By the 2011 count Durgapur is the 73rd largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,466 residents. Its 200.72 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Durgapur

Durgapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Durgapur as Available within <5 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Durgapur from other places

Durgapur lies about 16 km from Baksa, and the nearest railway station is Tihu, about 35 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 Durgapur
Tehsil headquarters Baska 16 km
District headquarters Baksa 16 km
Nearest railway station Tihu 35 km
Nearest town Nalbāri 38 km

Villages closest to Durgapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baska 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 Durgapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Durgapur village had a population of 638. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,466 residents.

Durgapur village has 367 males and 271 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Durgapur has about 738 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 981.

Durgapur covers 200.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Durgapur falls under Baska tehsil of Baksa district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Durgapur is Tihu, about 35 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Durgapur is about 16 km from Baksa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Durgapur is in Baska tehsil of Baksa district. Baska is about 16 km away. Baksa is about 16 km away. Tihu is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dihira (3.5 km), Dihira R F (3.5 km) and Nikashi (5.3 km).

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

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