About Durgapur Village

Durgapur is a mid sized village in Rajaun tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 950, made up of 487 males and 463 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 102 hectares hectares.

Durgapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Durgapur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Rajaun
Area (hectares)	102 hectares
Population	950
Male Population	487
Female Population	463
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	951
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 80th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,237 residents. Its 102 hectares work out to about 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 918.

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 23 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Bela, about 6.4 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	Bela	6.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Rajaun	8.6 km
Nearest town	Purāini	14 km
District headquarters	Banka	23 km

Villages closest to Durgapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rajaun 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 950. That makes it the 80th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,237 residents.

Durgapur village has 487 males and 463 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Durgapur has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 918.

Durgapur covers 102 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Durgapur falls under Rajaun tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Durgapur is Bela, about 6.4 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 23 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Durgapur is in Rajaun tehsil of Banka district. Bela is about 6.4 km away. Rajaun is about 8.6 km away. Purāini is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.