About Durgapur Village

Durgapur is one of the larger villages in Puraini tehsil, in the district of Madhepura, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,802, made up of 3,062 males and 2,740 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 513 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Durgapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Durgapur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Madhepura
Tehsil	Puraini
Pincode	852116
Area (hectares)	513 hectares
Population	5,802
Male Population	3,062
Female Population	2,740
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	895
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Durgapur compares

By the 2011 count Durgapur is the 7th largest of the 22 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 4,747 residents. Its 513 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Durgapur

Durgapur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Durgapur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 102 km from Madhepura, 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	Puraini	14 km
Nearest town	Purāini	14 km
District headquarters	Madhepura	102 km

Villages closest to Durgapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Puraini 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 5,802. That makes it the 7th largest of the 22 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,747 residents.

Durgapur village has 3,062 males and 2,740 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Durgapur has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 903.

The pincode recorded for Durgapur is 852116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Durgapur covers 513 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Durgapur falls under Puraini tehsil of Madhepura 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Durgapur.

Durgapur is about 102 km from Madhepura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Durgapur is in Puraini tehsil of Madhepura district. Bela is about 6.4 km away. Puraini is about 14 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.