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About Durugpur Village

Durugpur is a mid sized village in Hasanpur tehsil, in the district of Samastipur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 517, made up of 292 males and 225 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 771 females per 1000 males. The village covers 162 hectares hectares.

Durugpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Durugpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Samastipur
Tehsil Hasanpur
Area (hectares) 162 hectares
Population 517
Male Population 292
Female Population 225
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 771
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Durugpur compares

By the 2011 count Durugpur is the 68th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,005 residents. Its 162 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Durugpur

Durugpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Durugpur 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Durugpur from other places

Durugpur lies about 158 km from Samastipur, and the nearest railway station is Hasan Bazar, about 7.5 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 Durugpur
Nearest railway station Hasan Bazar 7.5 km
Nearest town Bikramganj 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Hasanpur 32 km
District headquarters Samastipur 158 km

Villages closest to Durugpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Durugpur village had a population of 517. That makes it the 68th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,005 residents.

Durugpur village has 292 males and 225 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Durugpur has about 771 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 910.

Durugpur covers 162 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Durugpur falls under Hasanpur tehsil of Samastipur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Durugpur is Hasan Bazar, about 7.5 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 km distance for Durugpur.

Durugpur is about 158 km from Samastipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Durugpur is in Hasanpur tehsil of Samastipur district. Hasan Bazar is about 7.5 km away. Bikramganj is about 13 km away. Hasanpur is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Deodha (8.6 km), Deodha Tola Rampatti (8.6 km) and Deora (8.6 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Durugpur today is likely to be higher.

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