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About Durgapur Village

Durgapur is a small village in Baikunthpur tehsil, in the district of Koriya, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 146, made up of 76 males and 70 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 80.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497335, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Durgapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Durgapur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Koriya
Tehsil Baikunthpur
Pincode 497335
Area (hectares) 80.96 hectares
Population 146
Male Population 76
Female Population 70
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Durgapur compares

By the 2011 count Durgapur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,012 residents. Its 80.96 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Durgapur

Durgapur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Durgapur as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dohadapara, Dongripara, Dudhaniya Kalan and Dudhniya Khurd. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 146. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,012 residents.

Durgapur village has 76 males and 70 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Durgapur has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Durgapur is 497335. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Durgapur covers 80.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Durgapur falls under Baikunthpur tehsil of Koriya district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Durgapur notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

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

Durgapur is in Baikunthpur tehsil of Koriya district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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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