About Durgapur Village

Durgapur is a large village in Raghopur tehsil, in the district of Supaul, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,551, made up of 1,860 males and 1,691 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 191 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Durgapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Durgapur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Supaul
Tehsil	Raghopur
Pincode	852111
Area (hectares)	191 hectares
Population	3,551
Male Population	1,860
Female Population	1,691
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	909
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Durgapur compares

By the 2011 count Durgapur is the 20th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,718 residents. Its 191 hectares work out to about 19 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 938.

Getting to Durgapur

Durgapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Durgapur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 58 km from Supaul, 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	Raghopur	32 km
District headquarters	Supaul	58 km

Villages closest to Durgapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Raghopur 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 3,551. That makes it the 20th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,718 residents.

Durgapur village has 1,860 males and 1,691 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Durgapur has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Durgapur is 852111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Durgapur covers 191 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Durgapur falls under Raghopur tehsil of Supaul 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 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Durgapur.

Durgapur is about 58 km from Supaul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Durgapur is in Raghopur tehsil of Supaul district. Narpatganj is about 12 km away. Forbesganj is about 13 km away. Raghopur is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.