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About Durgapur Village

Durgapur is a mid sized village in Kaler tehsil, in the district of Arwal, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,255, made up of 664 males and 591 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Durgapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Durgapur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Arwal
Tehsil Kaler
Pincode 824127
Area (hectares) 93 hectares
Population 1,255
Male Population 664
Female Population 591
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 890
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 39th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,562 residents. Its 93 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 948.

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 20 km from Arwal, and the nearest railway station is Hasan Bazar, about 21 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 Kaler 1.9 km
Nearest town Daudnagar 15 km
District headquarters Arwal 20 km
Nearest railway station Hasan Bazar 21 km

Villages closest to Durgapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kaler 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 1,255. That makes it the 39th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,562 residents.

Durgapur village has 664 males and 591 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Durgapur has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Durgapur is 824127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Durgapur covers 93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Durgapur falls under Kaler tehsil of Arwal district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Durgapur is Hasan Bazar, about 21 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 20 km from Arwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Durgapur is in Kaler tehsil of Arwal district. Kaler is about 1.9 km away. Daudnagar is about 15 km away. Arwal is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kathrain (under 2 km), Upadhea Bigha (under 2 km) and Wojha Bigha (under 2 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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