About Durgapur Village

Durgapur is a mid sized village in Jokihat tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,516, made up of 762 males and 754 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 175 hectares hectares.

Durgapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Durgapur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Araria
Tehsil	Jokihat
Area (hectares)	175 hectares
Population	1,516
Male Population	762
Female Population	754
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	990
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Durgapur compares

By the 2011 count Durgapur is the 69th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,253 residents. Its 175 hectares work out to about 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Durgapur

Durgapur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Durgapur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Araria, and the nearest railway station is Satar Halt, about 7.7 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
Nearest railway station	Satar Halt	7.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jokihat	14 km
District headquarters	Araria	16 km
Nearest town	Arāria	16 km

Villages closest to Durgapur

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

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Common questions about Durgapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Durgapur village had a population of 1,516. That makes it the 69th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,253 residents.

Durgapur village has 762 males and 754 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Durgapur has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 925.

Durgapur covers 175 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Durgapur falls under Jokihat tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Durgapur is Satar Halt, about 7.7 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Durgapur.

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

Durgapur is in Jokihat tehsil of Araria district. Satar Halt is about 7.7 km away. Jokihat is about 14 km away. Araria is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.