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About Durgapur Village

Durgapur is a large village in Bhawanipur tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,323, made up of 1,215 males and 1,108 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Durgapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Durgapur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Bhawanipur
Pincode 854204
Area (hectares) 99 hectares
Population 2,323
Male Population 1,215
Female Population 1,108
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Durgapur compares

By the 2011 count Durgapur is the 18th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,502 residents. Its 99 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 944.

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 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 60 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Narpatganj, about 12 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 Narpatganj 12 km
Nearest town Forbesganj 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhawanipur 27 km
District headquarters Purnia 60 km

Villages closest to Durgapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhawanipur 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 2,323. That makes it the 18th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,502 residents.

Durgapur village has 1,215 males and 1,108 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Durgapur has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Durgapur is 854204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Durgapur covers 99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Durgapur falls under Bhawanipur tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Durgapur is Narpatganj, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Durgapur.

Durgapur is about 60 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Durgapur is in Bhawanipur tehsil of Purnia district. Narpatganj is about 12 km away. Forbesganj is about 13 km away. Bhawanipur is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barhari (8.5 km), Bhurkundi Chakla (11 km) and Sahgaura Chakla (11 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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